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From: johnhlee@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Vince Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: RE: Amiga 1.4 Wish List
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Date: 12 Aug 89 21:54:53 GMT
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In article <8908110338.AA15004@jade.berkeley.edu> SANTAROS@UWF.BITNET writes:
>in Article Aug 9, 1989 MessageID: 16163@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU
>Vince Lee writes...
>
>Whoa Vic, are we comparing the Amiga's workbench to the Mac's?
>
>And as far as the Business World, how come the PC's CHEEZE LOOKING UI is not
>on you *hit list? Nor is MicroSofts, nor SUN's nor X nor anything but Amy's!

Sorry, but;  even though MSDOS isn't pretty or functional, I think it does
look more PROFESSIONAL than the standard workbench's (what new buyers see)
cartoonish colors and klunky icons and fonts.  MS Windows's EGA is much
more readable than Workbench interlaced or not.  A non-interlaced WB looks
too low-res, while an interlaced one flickers and everything is squashed.
"Professional" doesn't necessarily mean "Pretty".  Even a green MSDOS prompt
can look more professional (to some) than the Amiga because it doesn't have
really badly-chosen colors to distract you.  (Blue and orange are too bright)

>OTHER STUFF
>1) CBM may have been rushed to get the first Amigas to market.

TRUE

>2) If workbench had started life too cute then Apple may have sued CBM

Who won't they sue.  It's a fine line.  Maybe C= thought "if we make the
Amiga really toyish-looking, the lawyers will be too busy laughing to
do anything!"

>3) Time's a wastin', things a' changin', quit complain' and do somthin'
>constructive rather than GRIPE!  ;-)

I am being constructive.  I am trying to get C= to make changes in 1.4.
You mean something else?  Gee, I dunno what a Mechanical Engineer can
do in this case.  Commodore, wanna hire a consultant? 

-Vince

>John Preston    Preston Enterprises   Pensacola Fl (904)9682232 CBM DEV
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