dav@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (William David Haas) (12/31/88)
I work at dartmouth. Dartmouth is known for having more macs on campus then students. I would rather have a PC AT then a mac II.
dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David L. Williams) (01/04/89)
>Perhaps you're right that there needs to be some introduction to the Macintosh >for new users. But beyond that, there are many programs on the Mac that can >be effectively used without any manual or training. Yeesh! Every Macintosh sold since its introduction has included a guided tour of the Macintosh. How to use the mouse and the basic concepts of its interface. They taught you how to use the mouse to select, click, double click etc. They still do this! The only difference is that you don't get the cassette tape with the neat windham hill music in the background. So hold off your bashing if you haven't been thru the guided tour! Apple wants people to do the tour first to introduce the concepts. They have never claimed you just boot up and go without EVER reading or doing ANYTHING to familiarize oneself with the machine. The power of the Mac interface is that IF a Mac application follows the interface guidelines it will act in a manner similar to other Mac applications in performing the SAME functions (like opening a new file, saving, copying pasting, printing or quitting!). David L. Williams "Mac owner, Mac User, since 1984"