[geeks] fwd: The Seven Phases of Owning an iPod: UI

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 @ 16:43 -0500, Nick B. said:


> 	Nick
> On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 02:46:34PM -0500, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> > It's interesting that the command line interface of TOPS and TOPS-20
> > was discoverable, at least partially.  The help system and each 
> > command's context aware completion features were great training aids for
> > new users, and reminders for experienced users.
> Never used IOS have you?  Though I admit, IOS requires understanding the Cisco
> Mindset as well.

Well, IOS isn't a general purpose computer for users, so I wouldn't have
included it anyway.

I really don't remember IOS being like TOPS.  I remember a help system,
but not one built into each command.

But then, my use of IOS was almost exclusively when something went wrong
so I didn't use it that much.

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