on 23 Apr 2004 01:11:54 -0400 Charles Martin <chasm at mac.com> wrote a detailed answer to my long set of questions. Thank you. I'm just catching up in digest mode. > >> From: Al Poulin <alpoulin at cox.net> >> As for complicating the OS X experience. That is the last thing I >> want to >> do. (Rant on -- I keep wondering why must there be a Terminal >> Application? >> Command Language? It reminds me of MS-DOS which I avoided like the >> plague. >> Just rhetorical, no need to answer. Rant off.) >>> > The Terminal is there primarily for the use and enjoyment of users who > have a technical bent and can take advantage of it. There's TONS of > cool stuff in there *if* you're comfortable with the world of the > command-line. If you're not and you don't want to be, that's fine. ETC, ETC. -- Al Poulin Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, proactive self-defense is for the rest of us.