7 Mar
2001
7 Mar
'01
11:10 a.m.
On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
Slightly different topic : Commands that don't do
what a reasonable user
would expect.
Didn't some versions of MS-DOS or PC-DOS (maybe both) have a command
called 'RECOVER' that far from being something that would recover a
damaged disk or a deleted file, actually totally trashed the directory
structure of the disk?
The rationale behind "RECOVER" was that it would erase a grossly corrupted
directory to make it easier to manually recreate the directory. 'course
most users, based on the name of the command, would use it on minor
problems and wipe things out.
There may be differences of opinion about whether RECOVER would help or
hurt a WIN95 drive.
The biggest problem with MICROS~1 software might not be quality so much as
differences in priorities. Those of us who see e-mail as a way to send
text messages can't understand the priorites that would call for
optimizing for dancing kangaroos and virus transfer protocol.