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To: sting1935 who wrote (1250)9/14/2000 11:28:14 AM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 65232
 
Stinger, no problem... great points

productivity gains are everywhere and very real
most involve PC's, servers, cellphones, other machines

the spreadsheet with Lotus123 or MSExcel (stolen) are enormous productivity tools
at Staples we used to manage huge files of accounting info for forecasts or actual sales data
we would make minor changes, hit a button, and boom, tens of thousands of calculations would go off
to find certain criteria, the Conditional Format function was extremely productive

with a PC having slow cpu processor, these calculations simply would not happen satisfactorally, with the PC often hanging up, resulting in abandoned calculation altogether

with a PC with inadequate memory capacity, calculations simply DID NOT HAPPEN AT ALL

efficiency gains are everywhere I turn
I dont understand how many people cannot notice them
maybe they dont purchase gas at pump, call customer service on phone, use wireless phone or faxes, pay bills by PC, use internet for info, have their cars repaired, use ATM for cash withdrawals, or go outside at all

/ Jim



To: sting1935 who wrote (1250)9/14/2000 11:31:40 AM
From: lurqer  Respond to of 65232
 
how long it took people to use PCs and other technology for what they were rather than simply trying to use them like super calculators and accounting journals and typewriters.

Your observation is consistent with mine. As someone who started with computers in the '50s, I was amazed at how long it has taken for these machines to be used appropriately. I suspect the same is true for all new technology, so I refer this syndrome as the Horseless Carriage Effect.

lurqer


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