hamilton@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU (11/04/86)
jeanne@reed says: > ***Wistful Digression*** > ... But I am disheartened by the attitude shown here > whenever the Mac is mentioned. ("Hostility" is not too strong a word to > use for it.) ... I've seen virtually > no one willing to accept the idea that both machines have good qualities, > and as a consequence I've seen no discussion at all of *the good things > they have in common*: the concept of a highly intuitive, visually-oriented > user interface, the experimentation with input devices other than > typewriter keyboards, bit-mapped screens, and standardized information > exchange between programs. > > Wouldn't talking about those things be more interesting than endless > pointless putdowns? that's like asking "why are newspapers and newscasts full of stories about death, crime, war, etc?". we're already sold on "the good things in common", so it's the differences that usually spark discussion. wayne hamilton U of Il and US Army Corps of Engineers CERL UUCP: {ihnp4,pur-ee,convex}!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!hamilton ARPA: hamilton%uiucuxc@a.cs.uiuc.edu USMail: Box 476, Urbana, IL 61801 CSNET: hamilton%uiucuxc@uiuc.csnet Phone: (217)333-8703 CIS: [73047,544] PLink: w hamilton