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From: vw3@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Vernon Williams)
Subject: Re: processing speed vs. elegant software
Message-ID: <1991Apr14.154916.5439@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1991 15:49:16 GMT

In article <51488@apple.Apple.COM> shrinkit@Apple.COM (Andrew Nicholas) writes:
>In article <1991Apr13.152719.5593@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> vw3@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Vernon Williams) writes:

[Does anyone know who wrote what?? :-)]
>
>>>Personally, I hate Finder v1.3 that comes with the System 5.0.x systems.
>>>
>>><heh.. hehehehe>
>
>>Andy, quit teasing us will you? Especially since you know you can't tell 
>>us about any of your work on the GS finder.
>
>I have no problem saying that I like my Finder a lot better than the "thing"
>you guys are using as a finder.  I think mine is a lot better, and I'm
>willing to say so.  People like to whine a lot about Apple not talking
>about what's going on with the Apple II -- well, here you have an employee
>saying that he's trying really, really hard to make the GS System Software
>(in particular, the Finder) better, and I get told to stop teasing.  Aw, folks
>don't want to be told that there's neat stuff coming.  Awwww...
>
>Well, tough.

Your modesty becomes you Andy :-)

First of all I was kidding. Secondly, you are coming across as a bit of a 
tease. Many GS owners have been hungering for major improvemnts of the type 
you've been hinting at in your messages, so we appreciate your work and even 
your allusions to the new finder. On the other hand, too much teasing is a bad
thing. Sort of like waving a steak (with A1 sauce) in front of the face of 
a starving man.

[Stuff deleted]
>
>And, incidently, I doubt that you will see anything like Macintosh System 7.0
>announced THAT far in advance of its ship date from Apple Computer ever again.
>We might announce "strategic directions" from time to time, but that's
>something different.

I can imagine. System 7 gives new meaning to the term 'vaporware'. I'm looking
forward to hearing some 'strategic directions from Apple (what to do with the
II) I'm sure that with you, Dave, Matt and others on the job we'll be seeing
some nice stuff soon.
>
>andy
>
[Andy's .SIG deleted]

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