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Originally Posted by bwaldron
There is nothing inherently mysterious or difficult about a command prompt.
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To the average user who I cater to, CMD is mysterious, it is extremely dificult to pick up and use, it requires many many hours of training and manuals to understand, it requires the memory of specific commands which are based on terminology 20 years out of date.
The average computer user doesnt even know hot to type in a URL Correctly. and downloads viruses like crazy. and using google other than for finding pictures of cats or porn.
I dont think its impossible to create a GUI that can be as powerful as a command prompt for any given program. but the case is not difficult to understand, Most computer users have no idea how to use a command prompt. therefore most users would never try to use a program that requires it.
My entire point is that it is a dated system which the average user has no previous knowledge about.
now for anyone who would still disagrees with me, cut the cable to your keyboard and go buy a punch card machine. because nothing is as powerful as being able to control the input to your computer on a bit by bit basis!