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02/02/08 04:09
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 		 #150191 - Power-Point Platform
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Christoph Franck said:
But ... where' the Internet Explorer ? Where's Outlook ? And Power Point ?


It is a common joke that most of the applications (non-embedded) work best at Power Point Platform.

That thing is really easy to use and this has lead into a situation where it is badly misused.

Have You ever seen a documentation done with Power Point ? I have - and it sucked....

I once documented a quite complex DDS (Data Distribution Service) system with a pencil and A3 sized paper. Used a DFD (Data Flow Diagram) developed by De Marco. My boss did not accept. So I took my digital camera and took a picture of it - imported into Power point. That did it.

So an easy-to-edit paper version was not meeting his standards. After this I just edited the big paper, took another picture and voila'... ;)

Sometimes there is no substitute for the old fashioned way od doing Your documentation. And I think that fiddling with a pencil is far more fun than cursing with Power point. Chewing the power point is strictly out of question unlike the pencil.


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TopicAuthorDate
finally somebody said it...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Its not actualy the problem            01/01/70 00:00      
   well why don't they ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   They are not equivalent            01/01/70 00:00      
      To some extent            01/01/70 00:00      
   Dewar not in this universe            01/01/70 00:00      
      Wrong...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Possibly            01/01/70 00:00      
            wow, things have changed            01/01/70 00:00      
               And not for the better            01/01/70 00:00      
                  a correlation to Davids arguments            01/01/70 00:00      
                     What's wrong with Java on '51?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        the more portability the more you pay            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Hehe            01/01/70 00:00      
                              naah            01/01/70 00:00      
                              from all my Lunux experience straightly follows...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 not a flame, just some thoughts as to why            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Not a flame either, just some facts            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Jeff, why did you bypass the original issue            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          I didn't            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             is that what you clean between the teeth with?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                FOSS            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             not as much 'share' as market            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Hmmm            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Applications            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   the two above, Carig/Jeff ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      Yes, they'll ask questions like ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         Power-Point Platform            01/01/70 00:00      
                           this was the point I tried to make            01/01/70 00:00      
   Don't despair            01/01/70 00:00      
   Fully Agree With Eric and that guy            01/01/70 00:00      
      a correlation to Eskos post            01/01/70 00:00      
      Poor education all across the board            01/01/70 00:00      
         Is basic IT education needed ?            01/01/70 00:00      

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