Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 29 Oct 1996 02:57:15 -0500 (EST) | From | Kevin M Bealer <> | Subject | Re: OFF TOPIC [was]Re: Linux needs control.exe |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Robin Becker wrote:
(clip) > Joe User often is as baffled by the terminology as anything else & a > poorly designed GUI control panel won't help. I'm no fan of Billy, but > Win 95 is nearly there. The distressing thing is that we're all
Win 95 is simplified for the user:
User: What does this configuration thing do? You: It allows you to modify you settings, for networking, hardware, protocols, ... User: Whoa! Layman's terms, please! You: It changes stuff. User: That's what I'm looking for! What can it change? You: This part change IP forwarding. It allows ... User: Simplify, simplify! What can it do for ME? You: Nothing, until you understand it. User: Well it makes me uncomfortable. It looks so technical; Get rid of it, I want a system *I* can understand. You: But... User: Hey, who's system is this anyway? You: (... rm this, rm that, rm /etc/* ...) "All done."
(clip) > -- > Robin Becker
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