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Tolle 09 Jul 2004, 20:11
crc: go live in the past. Are you by any change american?
Groenten, Bad hair day Toooole. p.s. And when are we going to switch to a kernAl? |
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crc 09 Jul 2004, 21:14
Quote: crc: go live in the past. Are you by any change american? Yes, I am American ![]() Keep in mind that GUI's aren't useable for everyone. We debated this for several months on the old RetroForth forums. If you have poor eyesight (like me), or are blind, a text only OS is a lot easier to use. Big text & screen readers can be a lifesaver. Screen readers tend to have a LOT of trouble with GUI's. Not to mention, how do you find an icon on the screen when you're blind? Also: headless systems (like most servers I've used) need a text only interface for administration via SSH or Telnet. What I want to get at is that both GUI's and Text Consoles have a place in the modern world; we shouldn't exclude either one. I admire Menuet's idealism, but let's face it: Sometimes a console is more practical than a GUI for some people or certain uses. |
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Tolle 10 Jul 2004, 07:02
I agree that people with disabilities are often left out when it comes to User Interfaces in general. But an old-style console is IMHO not the way to go.
What about people who are unable to use a keyboard? My generalisation of 'Americans' yesterday was completely wrong. I just had the misfortune to get in an argument about the 'american way' of doing stuff. So i hope i haven't offended anyone, as it's not my intention to do so. (Funny how you associate a whole nation with just a few people) Tolle. |
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crc 10 Jul 2004, 10:45
Quote: I agree that people with disabilities are often left out when it comes to User Interfaces in general. But an old-style console is IMHO not the way to go. What about people who are unable to use a keyboard? There's no reason that voice recognition software can't be used under a text console ![]() BTW, I took no offense at your generalization of 'Americans'. |
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fasm9 10 Jul 2004, 12:09
Edit: oh baby baby it's *coff*wild*coff* world.
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crc 10 Jul 2004, 12:27
If you're so concerned about X11 being a memory hog and bloated, why would you want to run OOo, FireFox, Mplayer, etc? They are as bloated (perhaps even more so) as X11!
Menuet is a kernel + applications. You can't just take the kernel and replace it with Linux; there are huge differences in design and implementation philosophy. Even if you could, the big projects will NOT switch to it. Menuet is a small, but highly promising, player in the OS field. A couple of other things: 1) "gcc bash" does not exist. GCC is a C compiler, BASH is the Bourne-Again Shell 2) FASM shouldn't be integrated into all those programs. Writing software using it is fine, but why does a web browser need FASM built in? 3) Menuet requires low-level graphics drivers. ANY graphical interface requires low-level drivers. |
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