RE: open source IBM i. was Re: From RGP to ¿Java ?

Sharon,

I'm not arguing that a GUI is necessarily better. I tend to agree with you when heavy data entry is required. BUT, the decision makers want pretty screens, not old looking screens. There is also another advantage to a GUI. It tends to be more user friendly for novices, so there is often less training if your shop has a lot of turnover or often uses temps.

-mark


At 5/12/09 09:34 AM, you wrote:

One point I would like to make is that not every one WANTS a GUI.

For straight data entry purposes, its much faster to use a "green screen" style of entry. The end user that actually "uses" the system is not the one pushing for a gui - management is.

One client offered the users a choice, 8 out of 10 wanted the green screen. Speed of data entry was the reason. Point and click just does not give that to you. Most of the users used the type-ahead feature. At that point they didn't want the PC but it was forced on them for email purposes. Now, they see the benefit of point and click for some things, but straight data entry? - No.

Now granted the other 2 were casual users that really didn't enter any data, they simply "managed". They were the ones that wanted the same GUI type applications they had on their desktops.



Sharon Wintermute


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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:20 AM
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Subject: Re: open source IBM i. was Re: From RGP to ¿Java ?


> From: M. Lazarus
> Have you gone on a sales call where your competition has
> the GUI and you don't? I have and it's not pretty.

Your competition provides a GUI, and you don't? It was about 1993 when we began feeling pressure from prospects and competitors to provide a GUI - which begs the question, what have you been doing for the past 16 years, or so?

Waiting for IBM to fix the problem?

Nathan.




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