Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!wagner From: wagner@utcs.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Workbench Message-ID: <1987Jan1.122231.12588@utcs.uucp> Date: Thu, 1-Jan-87 12:22:31 EST Article-I.D.: utcs.1987Jan1.122231.12588 Posted: Thu Jan 1 12:22:31 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Jan-87 19:28:33 EST References: <210@dragon.tc.fluke.COM> <254@unirot.UUCP> <4129@videovax.Tek.COM> Reply-To: wagner@utcs.UUCP (Michael Wagner) Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services, general purpose UNIX Lines: 17 Checksum: 00803 In article <4129@videovax.Tek.COM> stever@videovax.Tek.COM (Steven E. Rice, P.E.) writes: > >The flip side is that my 3-1/2-year-old son can start up SpeechToy *BY* >*HIMSELF*, thanks to the Workbench! (He knows which disk is Kickstart, >which is Workbench, and which is the Games disk with SpeechToy on it, so >he can go from power off to "This is Amiga speaking." without help.) > >All you wonderful people at Commodore, please listen to these guys, but >not *too* closely! If you can improve performance, fine -- but whatever >you do, don't sacrifice ease of use!!! AMEN! Part of what is so important about workbench is that it can be used by neophites, and people who aren't particularly computer literate. Hell, I'm not a 3.5 year old, but I also find workbench easy to use. Michael