From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc94896f23dccfae X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-05 13:09:36 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!wn12feed!wn14feed!worldnet.att.net!199.45.49.37!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny02.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Frank J. Lhota" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: Subject: Re: Somewhat on Topic: Word Processing X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 21:09:35 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.157.176.150 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny02.gnilink.net 1046898575 141.157.176.150 (Wed, 05 Mar 2003 16:09:35 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 16:09:35 EST Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:34936 Date: 2003-03-05T21:09:35+00:00 List-Id: "Dave Head" wrote in message news:b45n94$bad$1@oanews.nswc.navy.mil... > No. The thing that killed WordStar is having to memorize all those keyboard > key combinations. Nobody wants to do that. Its also why EMACS hasn't taken > over the world's programming consoles except on those owned by people with > really, really good memories. And yet back when WordStar was king, so many people were familiar with the WS key combinations that other applications used that interface. Of course, after the mass exodus to WordPerfect, these same apps began to look a little silly.