sounds like you promote class distinction and "priveleged" use. I think that annoys me.

I'm also annoyed that you think an AOL commercial represents "computer culture." Unless you specifically mean non-geek culture.

Computers are transforming EVERYTHING. not just the techno-elite. knowing how to program being a pre-requisite is insane. the benefits of computing have been extended to those who don't have the technical skill so they can do their work faster and more efficiently. Even low-end users are more productive. I think it's marvelous how even idiots can use a computer now. I'm slightly irked how companies catering to low-end users try to make themselves look like the most powerful/ideal option, but when it comes down to it, I dont' even want to BEGIN to explain to my grandparents how to use ANY command line OS. I enjoy getting email from them at their AOL.com addy, and they get a lot of other work done, from family history to writing, to a hundred other tasks. It's been a blessing to them, my family and me. I'll take AOL and MS if it means that it's easier to draw closer to them.

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Originally posted by Swiss Mercenary:
I am a Marxist, Groucho tendancy.

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Originally posted by balanco01:
I am not thrilled at the fact ordinary
people are using their computers without programming them or even using the command
line interface. I feel that computers are going to be completely dumbed down and heavily restricted because of all of this.

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Learn to live with it. There will always be the computer geeks, just as there will always be the users.
Btw, have you ever worked in tech support? Can you imagine how much more of a pain it would be if it got even more complicated?
And in any case I really don't see the point of everybody knowing how to program. Most people would have no use for it (not to mention that they wouldn't have the type of thinking required to do it).

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Originally posted by ZorroTheFox:
Damn, you beat Me to it >;o) ........Z

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"Yes, thanks for holding. what can i help you with?"

"Well, windows will not boot?"

"Did you try booting into safe mode?"

"yes, i tried that. Let me tell you what i was doing when it descided to stop working. I was doing a little programing and descided that i shoudl rewrite a few of windows features."

"oh, your a programer. How well do you know how to program?"

Oh, i just got bored about 20 min ago and descided to start with rewriting windows"

So as you can see, this would create a huge problem if everyone knew how to program.

Nayt

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spungo, mine has to be: 'I never forget a face, but in your case I will make an exception'.[/B][/QUOTE]
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LOL, the best way to avaoid naughty Zorro posts, simply steal away His lines. Not everyone can beat My post, but I encourage them to try >;o) .........Z