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- From: jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel)
- Subject: Re: CBM mention on 12/11/92 Computer Chronicles
- References: <1992Dec21.230338.18835@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de>
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- Organization: Molecular Simulations, Inc.
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:32:27 GMT
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- Michael van Elst (mlelstv@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de) wrote:
- :
- : >No offense, but although screens are a cute feature, I prefer windowing
- : >systems, where each window can be dragged horizontally as well as vertically,
- : >and applications have consistent user interfaces and know how to talk to each
- : >other.
- :
- : Hmm. That would be a problem if screens were the only feature of the GUI.
- : On the Amiga you have screens _and_ windows and wether programs have a
- : consistent user interface or can talk to each other doesn't depend on
- : being on an extra screen or not.
- :
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- I disagree. Why is it, then, that Amiga programs *don't* have consistent
- user interfaces? IMHO, screens are useful on the Amiga for two reasons.
- First, they are a speed optimization, which isn't necesary on systems with
- decent GUI performance. Second, some applications need to work at certain
- screen resolutions, and this wouldn't be the case if the Amiga had DIG.
-
- :
- : Michael van Elst
- :
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- | JERRY J. SHEKHEL | Molecular Simulations Inc. | Time just fades the pages |
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