[arachne] Re: [SPAM] Re: Setting up Arachne 193 :-((

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On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:42:36 -0500 (EST), ewalt@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> IMHO there are *no* new users of any DOS programs anymore. Let's not
> delude ourselves. Anyone who is interested in using Arachne or any
> DOS program for that matter is going to know something about DOS and
> paths--at least it seems like they should.

> Why would a "new user" stumble into DOS in the first place? Nobody
> left but us "old and getting older users" I bet.

That's right Sam, the worlds remaining DOS users are so because they
know it and like it, and most of them are experts or at least 
basicaly competent. People who want someone else to do their thinking 
for them have long since gone to windows, so we don't need to design
anything with that sort of person in mind. FWIW, I hope that anyone
who doesn't know what a batch file is, or a path, will please *not*
try my distro, I don't want to have to babysit. One can take this
too far, of course, and become an elitist. I don't want that, but
neither do I want things dumbed down below the level that is needed.



Regards,


Ray Andrews
-- Arachne;A2;0t

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