Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!pasteur!cory.Berkeley.EDU!johnhlee From: johnhlee@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Vince Lee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: RE: Amiga 1.4 Wish List Message-ID: <16247@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 12 Aug 89 21:54:53 GMT References: <8908110338.AA15004@jade.berkeley.edu> Sender: news@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU Reply-To: johnhlee@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Vince Lee) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 40 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 ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>