David Drummond wrote in a message to TOM WALKER:

 DD> TOM WALKER -> DAVID DRUMMOND wrote:
 TW>>> no longer good enough. IT had to turn into a Productive Machine.
 TW>>> Progress had really reached the end of the trail under DOS.

 DD>> I wonder why I spend so much time at the command line on this Mac and
 TW> my Linux machines.....

 TW>  Becasue you Enjoy it apparently. As Command line manulipuation detracts
 TW>  form pure Productivity in the Real World.

 DD> I'm sure that depends on what the machine is being used for. 

 DD> As far as I can see, we put 101 key keyboards on the desks some
 DD> years ago and people kept both hands on the keyboard and type in
 DD> excess of 100wpm. 

 DD> Now we give them a 3 button mouse as well so they put one hand
 DD> under their chin, and quietly click around the screen.

 DD> I'm not so sure that a GUI *has* increased productivity, all it
 DD> means is they don;t have to learn the menu quick keys. Such quick
 DD> keys are far more efficient than clicking and do not need the
 DD> overheard of a GUI.

 DD> We have descended into the world of "brain dead" computing, nothing
 DD> to do with productivity.

Agreed!

I tend to use the keyboard more often than not,  even when I'm operating
within a GUI (usually KDE),  and use the mouse as little as possible.  And
my typing speed is up around 55-60wpm,  not too shabby. 

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