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   Mike Spencer to Borax Man   
   Re: Anyone still use only use the Termin   
   26 Apr 25 02:14:33   
   
   From: mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere   
      
   Borax Man  writes:   
      
   > The command line is like "telling" the computer what to do.  The GUI is   
   > like "showing" the computer what to do.  Not having any command line   
   > usage at all, make certain things, automation, but even composing   
   > commands, very difficult.   
      
      
   The command line is like language.  The GUI is like shopping.   
      
      
   > For example, at work, I often have to do repetive work (such as generate   
   > specifications).  This involves a lot of bring up dialog boxes, clicking   
   > options, saving files, changing filenames, over and over and over again.   
      
   Yeah, pits.   
      
   --   
   Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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