[Info-vax] SSH

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 2/23/2011 8:48 AM, Bob Koehler wrote:
> In article<4d643b46$0$12713$6d5eeec5 at onsnet.xlned.com>, Jose Baars<peutbaars at googlemail.com>  writes:
>>
>> I guess people learn to live with any syntax as long as the desired
>> functionality is available.
>
>     The real problem is that people who learn a cryptic and inconsistent
>     syntax then think of that example for thir own designs.
>
>     So we get new stuff that with late 1960's interfaces, despite all the
>     research and work done since then on man-machine interaction.
>
>     And then I run into some programmer who's proud of knowing all
>     the trivia needed to use some late 1960's tool, like it makes him
>     special or something.
>

If the 1960's tool is still in use. . .  somebody must have done 
something right!