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On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 17:20:00 -0800 (PST), mike shupp wrote:
>> I have no respect for those people. Yes, a computer is a tool. But
>> lets drop in a few other examples....
>> So I ask you, what makes a computer, a tool more complex than any other
>> in human history, the only one EXCEPT from training?
>I think that's the point. SHOULD a computer be "a tool more complex
>than any other in human history"?
No, you misunderstand me. I didn't mean "complex to operate" I mean its
operation is complex.
>Most complex gadgets have become easier to operate with time-- cars, TVs,
>xerox machines, coffee makers, tape recorders. Computers seem to be the
>lone exception. Instead they become steadily more powerful-- which is nice--
>but also more cumbersome and less "intuitive" with each new generation of
>hardware or software release.
I disagree. Computers have gotten much easier to use over time. Only
certain facets, oddly enough, those that are supposed to make computers
"easier" have gotten more complex and cumbersome.
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