Re: GUI necessary?

["Denis Robitaille" <DRobitaille@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Denis Robitaille
Cascades inc.
Tel: 819-363-5187
DRobitaille@cascades.com

>>> "Roger Pence" <rp@rogerpence.com> 12/02 2:18 pm >>>
>PS could you imagine an ATM machine using a GUI!

>Denis--
>
>You just made my point for me! Can you imagine using an ATM machine with a
>green screen!
>
>ATMs are point and click!

I think we may not are calling the same thing by the same name. I have not seen 
an ATM machine where i can "point" and "click". I have seen machine with touch 
screen but there is no drag and drop (which is part of a GUI). In fact the 
touch screen emulate a special keyboard with keys for witdraws, deposit ... But 
if you consider that point and click, then i am pointing and clicking right now 
at my PC keyboard.

Up here in the province of quebec, the bank that has the most ATM machines has 
a lot of them with real green screen. It has 4 buttons on each side to select 
option and a numeric keyboard for entering amounts. Making a witdraw is fast 
and easy:
Enter my nip (5 keys)
select fast witdrwas (1 key)
select account (1 key)
select ammount (1 key)

et Voila, instant cash by pressing 8 keys, no graphics, no window, just easy 
access to my money

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