Re: Apple IIGS GEnie front-end

[erik@hypermall.com (Erik Kloeppel)]

In article <3q92vj$lm7@nntp.interaccess.com>, tward@interaccess.com wrote:

> Erik Kloeppel (erik@hypermall.com) wrote:
> : > 
> : > GEnie using windows and icons instead of having to type in arcane
commands,
> : > similar to America Online or Prodigy.
> : > 
> : oooooohhh--- THAT'S a plus.  Geeze.
> 
> Erik, do you prefer the command line interface? Well, GEnie will still 
> provide that for you. The new GS FE for GEnie will simply provide another 
> way to access the service for those who prefer a GUI interface. What 
> exactly would you like to see in a front end?

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.

All this whoo-raw about GUI =-= particularly when it comes to online
services - just makes me wonder.. we spend all this time worrying about
how much time we spend online, then we go out of our way to increase that
time.  Grantee, maybe only a percent or two - but that can add up fast.  

I'd like ONE example of why a GUI is better than CLI in this regard.

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