IconX
Fascinating message, James.
You did not answer my question about why you are so down on IconX, even
though you use it, but chose instead to respond in detail to what you
perceived as a criticism of the Mac.
I have not 'used' a Mac, though I have fiddled with one at a time I was
looking for a computer. I didn't like it then, and I don't like it now,
though I admit that my feelings toward it are now based more on what I read
about it than anything else. Sour grapes? Unlikely… I _can_ afford one.
🙂
Yes, the Mac has something going for it that the Amiga would do well to pay
attention to. I just want to avoid what I see as the 'Apple syndrome' of
trying to force everyone into their mode of thinking about things. Again,
choices are the name of the game. Improving the WB is definitely A Good
Thing. I just don't see that the Mac way is the only way.
You say CBM continues to work on CLI hacks…. well, if you call FFS, the
shell, improvements and bug fixes in fundamental commands (that WB launched
programs can use), improved printer drivers, etc., CLI hacks, then I guess
we don't have much common ground for discussion. There are more areas
where improvement is needed, both in bug fixes and improvements to existing
code, and it isn't all in the WB.
I will get back on my soapbox (along with you, apparently), and say that I
don't want a Mac clone. The reasons go deeper than colours, multitasking,
and hardware help for screen and audio; they go right to the core of the
machine, to the core of why I have a computer at all.
Your point is not lost on me, but I think mine may be lost on you. After
all, I am not in a position of trying to sell as many word processors and
outline processors as posssible. I want the machine to be popular in homes,
video production houses, DTP houses, business in general, but I don't want
to see my favourite machine prostituted in the name of sales.