Re: Nice Automator article on O'Reilly
Re: Nice Automator article on O'Reilly
- Subject: Re: Nice Automator article on O'Reilly
- From: "Gary (Lists)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 19:38:14 -0400
"has" wrote:
> DOS had the exact same problem, and Apple solved it by creating Mac OS: users
> no longer had to memorise cryptic commands
LOL.
"ls -la", where have you been for 20 years? Last I saw you, we were in a
smelly basement lab in Blacksburg. Well, I did see you that once when I had
to telnet in for a quick edit, but still. You look good, girl. You've hardly
changed one bit.
Regarding 'cryptic commands' and such, Jef Raskin's take on OS X is that it
is a step backward for the Mac.
Okay, that's arguably true, if one thinks that OS X nailed the coffin on the
Mac OS, but wrapped a wonderful Mac UI around the Unix OS. It's also true
that it is a great step forward for humanizing the Unix OS. And AppleScript
on Unix?! Get out! Now that's lethal power, and I'm all for it, warts and
all.
Raskin's interview transcript:
<http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~frank/BerkeleyGroks_Raskin.htm>
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Gary
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