Re: Terminology

[Alan <alan ufies org>]

> Easier for whom? It's very difficut (perhaps impossible) to maintain
> consistency with the real world while providing a computer system that
> actually does something useful. For example, being able to delete
> things in a word processor is not consistent with the real world, but
> we have it anyway because it's so useful.

A perfect example being of course, MS-Bob :)

alan


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