Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 09:18:34 -0800 (PST)
From: Matt Adam <sylphid AT infomatch DOT com>
To: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject: Re: What good is GEM?
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On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Jonathan E. Brickman wrote:

> What good, exactly, is GEM?  What apps will it run,
> and otherwise what advantage(s) does it provide?
> 

for us people that have a working knowledge of command-line processors
(and feel comfortable using one), the advantages are probably very slim.
however, if we want to actually take a bite into the poplar computing
market, a GUI is a necessity.  most people have no clue how to use a
commandline processor, and they don't want to learn.