On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Ken Yap wrote:
> >Anyone can be trained to use WIMP. Anybody can be taught to
> >use a shell. Anyone can type in a command. They just have to be
> >taught.
>
> Yeah sure we can train you to add up rows of numbers, but do you want
> to?
>
> Now if you are talking staff who use computers, maybe they should learn
> more than WIMPs, but if you are talking about a digital artist who just
> wants morph a photo, why should she learn shell?
She shouldn't. But no-one is born with the ability to use these
beasties. No matter whether it's shell commands, using morphing tools
or sending an email ... people have to be taught to use the tools
they need to get the job done. I still maintain there is a gross
misconception that WIMPs are inherently easier to use and require
no training. For some strange reason, those of us raised in the
CLI/shell environment years ago are still quite comfortable in
it today and prefer it to the GUI. Wonder why?
<ot>
Re: the row of numbers, the answer is a definite yet ... I am quite
concerned that students are so reliant on calculators that they cannot
add up a row of numbers, let alone do a long division by hand.
</ot>
-rick
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