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To: Scott who wrote (6330)	12/31/1997 10:33:00 AM
From: pae	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16892

Scott, I do not represent Datek, have never represented Datek, and never will represent Datek. If I have insulted you or suggested that you are unsuited for the express server, those words are mine - not Datek's. I merely represent my own (and perhaps that of others of the thousands of relatively pleased Datek customers) interest in not dumbing down or mucking with a refreshingly simple clean interface. Datek is more than capable of insulting you without my help. Comments meant directly for Datek without exposure to this forum might be better directed to the contacts email addresses provided on the Datek contacts page. Datek customers have already seen loss of function due to attacks of philistines - loss of www.isld.com. As a user of orders7, I object to any attempt to negotiate the interface down to lowest common denominator. Especially when LCD is so readily available from any number of other discount brokers. Good trading to all.

To: Scott who wrote (6330)	12/31/1997 1:08:00 PM
From: Edwin Slonim	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16892

A wrong example Scott - you wrote: In airplanes, if two buttons are close together and of similar appearance, such that pilots often push the wrong one, then the controls get redesigned. I believe that there are documented problems with airplane controls (see Risks newsgroup) which have led to fatal navigational errors, which have not been changed because the potential for additional errors (pilots confusing the new and old interfaces) is greater than the existing risk. Perhaps the Risks on Datek would be similar, although less likely to be fatal. Edwin