Florin Andrei wrote:
Frank Cox wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:48:10 -0700
Florin Andrei <florin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It's an awful editor. I wish I could hire the person who came up with
the user interface, only to have the satisfaction of having him/her
fired five minutes later. With no severance package.
Viewed in the context of the time when it was originally created, it's
a work
of genius. There's a reason why it became the default text editor on
Unix
systems.
I don't deny that.
Interlaced video, at the time it was invented, was a great idea. Now
it's a huge harassment for anyone doing video processing. The steam
engine was a huge step forward - a few hundred years ago. And look at it
now.
If interlaced video powered by a steam engine works for me, why should I
change?
My car is over 10 yrs old & runs fine - don't need a new one.
My house was built 45 yrs ago & I like it - don't need a new one.
I was born over 50 yrs ago & I don't need . . . well, ok - maybe there's
room for improvement. :-)
--
Toby Bluhm
Alltech Medical Systems America, Inc.
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