schung@cory.Berkeley.EDU (08/07/87)
I don't remember if I've posted this flame before. (You know, on one of those late night session; can't remember things too well... :-}) So I am posting it again: Hello, Could someone tell me what is the real purpose of having "About..." (i.e. the first entry under the apple logo)? According to my opinion, "About..." should tell the user what a program is for, and how it is supposed to be used, sort of an online reference card. And most programs *do* use "About..." for this purpose. But a lot of others just give you a stupid copyright notice. Not at all friendly. It is like going to a tourist information box in Washington D.C. asking for direction to the White House and being told instead that you are in Washington D.C. the capital of the United States of America.(1) Well, big deal. I know *that*, that's why I am here. What I need is some on hand direction about what to do, where to go to. The manuals? Sure, when I was in Washington D.C. I usually have my tourist booklets and city maps with me, still the city government provides tourist info centers. I am not against putting copyright notice, or suggestion for donations, etc., in "About...," I am only asking for directions. It is perfectly OK with me if the tour guide tell me how to get to the White House, and later tell me that the President lives there. Flames welcome, such a boring summer this be. ______________________ (1) This is only an analogy, never happened to me before, and I don't mean to say anything bad about Washington D.C., or the USA, or the Tourist Department-- if there is one. sugih jamin ARPANET: schung@cory.berkeley.edu CSNET: schung%cory@berkeley.edu UUCP: ucbvax!cory!schung BITNET: SCHUNG@UCBCORY.BITNET
ghoti@killer.UUCP (Alan Perry) (08/10/87)
If you want a good source for an About... window, just look at any of the Mindscape/Icom Simulation games... They spend what is obviously alot of time on their About... Entertaining and lets you know who is responsible for the random bits of madness... - Alan