From: utzoo!decvax!duke!unc!smb Newsgroups: net.works Title: Re: WORKS Digest V2 #68 Article-I.D.: unc.3781 Posted: Mon Aug 2 14:12:44 1982 Received: Tue Aug 3 00:52:01 1982 The specific failing of menu-based systems is that they force multiple "mental actions" by the user. That is, even if the system responds instantly to present a new menu, I then have to take another step -- which implies thinking about it, and probably a cursor movement (by whatever technology you want). A simple typed command, on the other hand, may be more work, physical and mental -- but it's one thought sequence, and one action sequence. --Steve Bellovin duke!unc!smb smb.unc@udel-relay