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Re: What is the oldest computer that could be used today for real work? [message #411603 is a reply to message #411598] Mon, 04 October 2021 14:32 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Originally posted by: Bud Frede

Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:

> On 2021-10-04, Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't mind using a GUI for many things, and I've actually become quite
>> comfortable and pretty productive in this environment (macOS). I can use
>> the CLI when I need to, I have most of the same Unix tools at my
>> fingertips that I would on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, etc. It's pretty
>> usable and livable.
>
> And that's the point. Use the tool that gets the job done for you.
> Sometimes I use a GUI because it works better. At other times a CLI
> will do the job more easily.
>
> If you're talking about the tools you use to do your own work,
> it doesn't matter whether Joe Blow can do it better with a GUI.
> He might need 10 minutes using a CLI and 5 minutes using a GUI -
> but if you need 5 minutes using a GUI when you can do it in 30
> seconds with a CLI, then the CLI is a win for you.
>
> A well-designed GUI will offer keyboard shortcuts so you don't
> have to move your hands from the home position (and move them
> back afterwards).

I try to pay at least some attention to when I'm using the keyboard and
when I'm using the mouse. Then I try to find ways I can avoid using the
mouse when that makes sense. I get thrown off a bit sometimes because
the Mac and my Linux desktop of preference (MATE) do things differently,
but I'm managing.

It's been a process of some years to do this, but it's very satisfying
to learn a new keyboard shortcut and get myself to start using it.
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