Re: A+/InCider article: ACK!

[90taobri@CHASM.SCAR.UTORONTO.CA (Brian Tao)]

The following revelation escaped Jim Wong's lips:
>
> Intolerable?  Why? Simply because the author prefers System 7 to the
> GS' system 6?  Please explain.

    I wouldn't go so far as saying "intolerable", but at least Keizer
should have showed some objectivity in his review.  Granted, I have
*not* read the article, but I will do so at my earliest convenience.
However, knowing Keizer's past track record with writing about the Apple
II (especially in Compute! magazine), I can understand Stephen's
frustrations.  Macintosh System 7 is nice.  Apple IIGS System 6 is very
nice.  I'll bet Keizer compared System 7 running on a fast colour Mac II
with a big, fast hard drive and System 6 on a 2-meg, 2-floppy GS.
Again, conjecture on my part, but I think you get my drift.

> Wrong -- an Apple-written init called "ProDOS File System" lets you read
> ProDOS disks directly from the Mac desktop.  It's available free from
> ftp.apple.com.

    Doesn't come close to the functionality and integration of FST's.
FST's are one reason why I place GS/OS at the top of the personal
computer OS pile.

> According to "Tog on Interface", proportional scroll bars are more confusing
> for the new user than those that don't change size.  I don't much care
> either way.

    Tog isn't the end-all-be-all of interface gurus.  I personally find
the Macintosh static thumbs (*that's* the proper term ;-) more confusing
and counter-intuitive than the GS's.  All other GUI's as far as I know
have thumbs indicating the ratio of displayed content/total content.
Amiga Workbench, NeXTStep, most implementations of X Windows, etc.  I'd
love to find an INIT somewhere which fixes up the Mac scroll bars...
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