Subj : Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive" To : All From : keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 07:14 pm Path: eternal-september.org!mx04.eternal-september.org!mx04.eternal-september.org!.PO STED!not-for-mail From: knuttle Newsgroups: alt.windows-xp,alt.os.windows-xp,microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment,mi crosoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general Subject: Re: Proposal to Keep WinXP Support "Alive" Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:54:56 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 65 Message-ID: References: <669769ce-c1a1-4f17-90f0-68768fc8dab6@f4g2000yqh.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:54:57 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="941613918a673457b5b7dffa63b339ec"; logging-data="21226"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18DORlgFbhYrnCYH+fdYJ4M" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Thunderbird/17.0 In-Reply-To: Cancel-Lock: sha1:2U/8DFS8YcmhOoMJe4kmlR4g3Fs= Xref: mx04.eternal-september.org alt.windows-xp:3996 alt.os.windows-xp:5405 microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment:2455 microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:30869 microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:106063 On 12/22/2012 5:44 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: The counter to that is that the majority (though not all) of us like > what we know. If a new way of doing things is actually better, though > unfamiliar, but they provided the option of keeping the old way, then > the vast majority of _upgrading_ users would immediately switch to the > old way. This would have the result that (a) the users would not benefit > from the new way, (b) MS [and others] would in effect have to duplicate > support effort, in that they'd have to keep supporting both. > > So I _can_ see _some_ justification for new ways of doing things, and > forcing them on users. (Compare the seat-belt and crash-helmet laws; I'm > not sure if those are the same in US as UK though. [Here belts must be > fitted, work, and be worn if the car was made later than 19xx, and > helmets must be worn [by riders of motorised two-wheelers!] except by > Sikhs.]) I am not against new things in the operating system. In fact I was using OS/2 when most people were extolling the virtue of the first version of Windows. Why because it was far superior to Windows. I gladly upgraded to XP as it was based on part of the code that made OS/2 far superior and stable. However, why should I get excited about upgrading to a system that assumes I am using a touch screen on my computer? In my work on the computer the mouse works best, as it allows me access to all of the areas on the screen with minimal physical movement. With the mouse I can quickly move to any place on the screen and keep my hand in the area where I am doing non computer things. i.e marking my place on the physical page I am working with, turning the electrical switch over to better see the information written on it, turning the chip to a better angle to read what is written on it. When comparing physical movement required by the mouse resting under my hand to the movement needed to move my arm and hand all over the screen to get the same results, the mouse will all ways win. So what if the operating system is a tad faster, it does not increase the speed that I can move my arm and hand. The touch screen causes a net increase in the time to do any operation with the operating system because of the increase physical movement of the body to get the job done. This difference between the mouse and touch screen increases significantly as the screen size increases and there is more territory to move the hand to get the results you are looking for. Using the same computer without a touch screen, still increase the physical interaction time with the computer, because simulating a touch screen using a mouse requires significantly more movement across the screen. Again a net increase in the physical time to interact with the operating system to get the same results. Ergonomically the mouse wins hands down. How many muscle problems in the arm and shoulder will be caused by keeping your arm and hand extended in front of you for 8 hours a day? With Windows 8, Microsoft has create a whole new medical syndrome. --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1 * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013) .