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[zscoundrel]

I liked VMS, but found the help system to be a bit tedious.

Jonathan Hutchins wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jared [mailto:jared at trios.org]
>>
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>>The old VMS systems had the most elegant text-based
>>help system I've seen yet. What Rick is describing
>>below is how it worked: You typed 'HELP' and saw a
>>top-level directory of all commands. Then you could
>>type in the command you wanted, and you'd see a
>>brief description of it; press Enter and you'd see
>>a "man" page equivalent. Then you could type in
>>one of the /options and see even more info. 
>>
> 
> ...and you would still not have a bloody clue how in the world you would
> accomplish what you wanted to do - like read mail or edit a file.  
> 
> VMS is for people who fine Unix too straightforward and uncomplicated.  It
> is the ultimate in security through obscurity.
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