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- From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
- Subject: Re: End of the Year (was Re: End of NeXT)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.181716.17574@wam.umd.edu>
- Keywords: friendly sarcasm enclosed
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- References: <1992Dec30.090355.25626@microsoft.com> <1992Dec31.141936.4222@hot.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 18:17:16 GMT
- Lines: 70
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- In article <1992Dec31.141936.4222@hot.com> Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com writes:
- >In article <1992Dec30.090355.25626@microsoft.com> edwardj@microsoft.com
- >(Edward Jung) writes:
- >> [The holiday season gives me time to peruse these great advocacy
- >> discussions... entertainment for all!]
- >
- >Let the entertainment begin...
- >
- >> A final point. Microsoft has traditionally focused on customer
- >> needs.
- >
- >Edward,
- >
- >I've been meaning to ask someone at Microsoft what the term "Unrecoverable
- >Application Error" means. Is it something I need? I can't seem to find
- >it on NeXTSTEP.
- >
- >> NeXT, and Jobs, have focused on anticipating the needs
- >> that customers don't have yet, but probably will.
- >
- >Customers don't have the need yet for an intuitive interface, previewing
- >of PostScript images, reading and writing DOS and Macintosh diskettes,
- >Microsoft Rich Text Format or any of the other rocket science features.
-
-
- All of these features you list need caveats (especially the
- Mac disk one)
-
- >What customers really need is an operating system that requires the
- >constant use of "ALT-CTRL-DEL", QEMM, a LED display on their hardware
- >indicating the clock speed and a matching mouse mat.
- >
- >When it comes right down to it, NeXT users are needy. Specifically, NeXT
- >needs to address these needs and ship Solitaire with every NeXTSTEP 486
- >system.
- >
- >Here's a question to ponder in the new year:
- >
- >What features of Windows 3.1 do NeXTSTEP users need?
-
-
- Applications, a good help system.
-
- <I'm sure there are others, but not many. NS is, afterall,
- probably the singlemost respected piece of SW in the industry>
-
- How about something DesqView/X has that NS, Windows, AND OS/2
- could use? *Scalable* windows. For instance, I hate having to
- adjust the font size to make the font bigger or smaller on a terminal,
- since it's a fixed space font and the actual point size is
- irrelavent, why not just add a little click button and let the
- window resizing either adjust columns&rows or adjust font size to
- "best fit"? This would be a *snap* for NeXT, becuase they're already
- doing DPS--might even try to implement it for *all* windows, and not
- just text only.. (but that would have other problems--i.e. you'd
- have to make it clear [different titlebar?] that a window is reduced
- so as not to confuse users).
-
-
- >Robert
- >
- >P.S. Rumor has it that Lotus uses the number of DOS/Windows 3.x reboots
- >per hour for limit testing their bar graphs.
-
-
- --
- Blaming society for your problems is like blaming clouds for rain.
- --- Boycott == censorship == cowardice ---
- Do I even need to point out that my views do not represent
- those of my employer, institution or relations?
-