2 Dec
2010
2 Dec
'10
2:28 p.m.
>>>> "Baby duck syndrome"
> "Baby Duck Syndrome denotes the tendency for computer users
to<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Imprinting_(psychology)>"i…
on
> the first system they learn, then judge other systems by their similarity
> to that first system. The result is that "users generally prefer systems
> similar to those they learned on and dislike unfamiliar systems."[1] The
> term may have been inspired by popular understanding of the work,
> experiences, and observations
of<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Konrad_Lorenz>Konrad Lorenz."
On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Doc Shipley wrote:
Huh. Then why am I running Mac OS X and doing most
of my production
work in VIm?
My first exposure to computers was Windows 3.1, followed closely by
Win95. I suppose it's no wonder that when I was introduced to AIX and
then Slackware Linux, I jumped ship and never looked back.
"baby duck syndrome" is not ALWAYS the first exposure. Sometimes it is
the an early (not necessarily first) ENJOYABLE exposure, or the first
system that one bonded to.
I do not miss "Electric Pencil". much.
nor Scripsit.
And I'm over my bond with Wordstar.
I used Windoze "WRITE" for my PhD written exams (first one in the UC
Library and Information school to use a computer for them!)
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com