Re: DOS p-System Pascal: (Was: Saga of CP/M) - cctalk

10 May 2024

On Fri, 10 May 2024 12:00:07 -0500
cctalk-request(a)classiccmp.org wrote:

...
  The UCSD shell was atrocious.  The compiler was slow. 
The editor was
 terrible.  The entire experience was reminiscent of working on a dumb
 terminal connected to a mainframe, when it could've taken advantage of
 the features of the personal computer.

 I hated it.

 I hate it. 
I've never had the pleasure, but a glance over the documentation is...
enlightening. God only knows why so many people over the decades have
gravitated to the "pick the thing you want to do from this list of the
things which can be done" school of UI design...