Re: Apple IIGS GEnie front-end

[erik@hypermall.com (Erik Kloeppel)]

In article <3qe8f8$8au@nntp.interaccess.com>, tward@interaccess.com wrote:

> Erik Kloeppel (erik@hypermall.com) wrote:
> : I'm much happier with a CLI when using an online service - text interfaces
> : are faster, for one thing, and tend to allow for a little more control
> : over your environment.
> 
> Personally, I agree with you. I prefer the speed of text access over the 
> flashy GUI interface for online stuff. But the fact remains that lots of 
> people really do prefer the GUI interface for its ease of use and because 
> it looks good. Just look at how popular Mosaic and Netscape are. They are 
> certainly not required, and they are slow, but people like them. At least 
> with GEnie (and CIS) you are still given the choice, unlike Prodigy, AOL 
> and others which force you into a GUI.
> 
I'll give them that (Delphi is another which intends to give us the choice
- they've contracted with Netscape Inc. to do their front end, but intend
to give us the text mode as well.)

Still, just because 95 people out of 100 like something doesn't mean it's
good.  Just the opposite, I'd say.  Look at AOL, as a prime example!

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