#: 6645 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
    10-Sep-90  05:32:31
Sb: #6620-#pt68k & herc graphics
Fm: Jack Crenshaw 72325,1327
To: Paul K. Ward 73477,2004

Paul, at the SD'90 conference, there was a discussion forum called, informally,
the "GUI wars."  I took the non-GUI side.  I won't say whether we won or lost
(there was some pretty hefty talent arrayed on our side), but it sure became
clear that GUI is not the answer for all problems.  When doing something with a
GUI interface takes more keystrokes, more time, or more skill than with a
keyboard, that's where I draw the line.  I have no problem with GUI's in the
abstract, and I use a Mac quite a bit for document preparation, and especially
slide presentations.  Where I start to have a problem is when to have that
feature takes up 256K of ROM and about 50% or more of the CPU resources. 
Sometimes, try doing
               cp foo*.bak b:

on a Mac.

Better yet, try  addlib foo, which is a BAT file I used to use to:

       (1) Assemble a subroutine
       (2) Add the object file to an object library
       (3) Add the source file to a source library
       (4) Delete the object and source

Jack