Hi Jerry,
}- }- Where did the idea that computers should be "easy" come
}- }- from in the first place? Where did the idea that Win3.xx
}- }- or Win9x is "easy to learn" come from?
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}- the late '80s (when the common three desktop computer choices
}- were: DOS, Windows, or Mac)? DOS took longest to learn,
}- according to some analysts, and the Mac was the most
}- user-friendly and took the least amount of time. DOS users
}- countered that by saying, "real men use DOS", etc..
Yes, I do remember the "learning curve" sales pitch... I'd like
to know where they got their statistics that DOS took the
longest to learn, wouldn't you? Probably came from Mac....
}- the computer popular and easy to use, certain marketers have
}- created distorted expectations for new computer users:
[snip]
}- A change for better learning habits won't occur until then.
I completely agree with these two statements, and I don't
think they're doing us any favors! Just like I mentioned in the
post about my father trying to learn Windows95... If they can't
learn it in 10 or 15 minutes they think it's "too hard" or
"only for nerds" and give up! How can this be good?
}- Well, what was the OS outgrowth that resulted from the UNIX
}- years...?
}- I think you know. Full circle...? ;-)
Actually I don't know any of the details or have anything but
instinct to go on... I have always had a sneaking suspicion
that DOS's mother or grandmother was Unix, but I haven't been
able to find any real and detailed information on this. I had
always heard DOS was a stone rip-off (by Bill Gates) of CP/M,
but have never been able to get any information on where CP/M
came from or how it developed....
But I hope you are right and we do come full circle :)
Boanne
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