21 Dec
2005
21 Dec
'05
3:51 p.m.
Brett McCoy wrote:
I. I. Ooisen wrote:
I think your use of the word "primitive" is incorrect. Using commands
to interact with a computer is no more primitive than reading words in
a book to receive information (as opposed to receiving information
purely visually, as with a movie or TV). Both have their place
(syntactical interaction versus graphical interaction), I don't think
one is better or worse than the other.
-- Brett
Yep, from a sys-admin standpoint both are valid.
No,
it's a very powerful way of working with a computer.
i must emphasize it, and i will:
"command line", THE WAY WE SEE IT NOW, is a primitive way to put a
computer to work.