Re: Oracle: Naked King in database land?

From: Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 21:58:38 +0200
Message-ID: <3E8C926E.6070204@netscape.net>

Mikito Harakiri wrote:
> "Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message
> news:3E8B39B8.7E360786_at_telusplanet.net...
>

<snip quote>
>
> That old joke perfectly reflects my own experience: there is no vi feature
> which suggests that its creator had IQ more than 50. The world moved since
> then, and no decent editor today require a user remembering silly and
> counter intuitive commands anymore.

Yup, that's progress for you:
I used to type on my keyboard, and the character was dispayed in clear green on my CRT.

Now I type on my keyboard, and I get an hourglass before I get offered silly alternatives. That's what they call progess nowadays.

-- 
Regards, Frank van Bortel

Received on Thu Apr 03 2003 - 13:58:38 CST