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- From: monster@mbear.apana.org.au (Martin Ozolins)
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- Subject: Re: CBM mention on 12/11/92 Computer Chronicles
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- In article <1992Dec27.201849.28679@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel) writes:
- > John Bickers (jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
- > :
- > : > : What worthwhile PC OS has programs with consistent user
- > : > : interfaces?
- > :
- > : > Windows and OS/2.
- > :
- > : Windows isn't a worthwhile PC OS,
- > :
- >
- > Why, because *you* don't consider it such? Fortunately, there are millions
- > of people out there who don't consider you the ultimate authority in OS's.
- >
-
- Pls do not start this again Jerry, the last time you did you went away
- for a few weeks after you were proved incorrect about what an OS is
-
- > :
- > : [Snap]
- > :
- > : It's how you cut and paste without resorting to the clipboard.
- > : Clipboards are undesirable ways to transfer data. For example,
- > : suppose I want to snap a column of article numbers out of a
- > : MicroEMACS window, I hold down C= and drawn the rectangle around
- > : the column.
- > :
- > : Then to do something with the numbers, I can paste them as a
- > : column (with an optional quote character), or I can paste them as
- > : a line, with simple keystroke combinations.
- > :
- >
- > Both Windows and OS/2 can do this, without extra software, although I'm
- > not sure about column insertion.
-
- SO can it or can it not ? Which is true ?
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