Brett McCoy wrote: > I. I. Ooisen wrote: > >>> No, it's a very powerful way of working with a computer. >> >> >> i must emphasize it, and i will: >> >> "command line", THE WAY WE SEE IT NOW, is a primitive way to put a >> computer to work. > > I think your use of the word "primitive" is incorrect. Using commands > to interact with a computer is no more primitive than reading words in > a book to receive information (as opposed to receiving information > purely visually, as with a movie or TV). Both have their place > (syntactical interaction versus graphical interaction), I don't think > one is better or worse than the other. > > -- Brett Yep, from a sys-admin standpoint both are valid.