Re: Looking for like-minded programmers who use the enhanced features of 5250

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree 100%.  However, I think some of the poorly designed entry 
programs (that require type-type, mouse-click, type-type) may be 
designed by people who have never performed data entry-- and who 
'assume' that everyone will be a first-time user who needs all that 
'human interface.'

It's the difference between going to Amazon.com to order something 
once in a while, vs heads-down order entry.  Once needs all the 
guidance they can get; the other just wants to type 
partno-qty-enter-partno-qty-enter...

Or was the poorly designed system designed by the people who wanted 
to show how nifty their app was (with the rotating flaming logo!).

--Paul E Musselman


At 10:06 PM -0500 6/26/18, John McKee wrote:
> I can attest to the speed of movement.  Before Y2K, I saw ladies enter data
> very easily on a DOS based application.  They were very proficient.  The
> software that replaced the DOS system was Y2K enabled.  Maybe just barely,
> To move from field to field, one hand moved from keyboard to mouse.  Move
> to next fied.  Click in the box.  Hand moved back to keyboard.  It was
> painful to watch.  That version was a slap-dash implementation.  It was
> replaced a year later with more reasonable access.  But, it was never as
> quick or as smmoth as the DOS version.  As bad as the initial version was,
> another vendor's concept was even worse and was ten times the cost.  It
> seems like neither product was designed with end user efficiency in mind.
>
> John McKee