Re: The Bottom Line

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Posted by p.ceruzzi
2005-04-02 14:09:57

My apolgoes to those who’ve heard me say this before, but I vote for (and I use on a daily basis)....

Thinktank.
Why? Here are some reasons:

1) It is simple. It lets me focus on what I an trying to organize, not on the tool itself.

2) It is fast. It runs like greased lightning. That’s because it was written for the Intel 8088 & little memory, so the code is very tight.

3) It is fast to operate: once you learn to navigate with the numeric keypad, you can get to data fast. I know this is heresy, but using the keypad is much, much faster than using a mouse.

4) I’ve been using a version since 1984 and it feels like a second skin to me. I’ve had a to-do list on it since about that time—it has evolved of course but is essentially the same file! I’ve gone down the learning curve & don’t have to do that again (obviously this will not apply to the rest of you out there but it is an important factor, no matter which program you use).

5) It has all the necessary features (clone, mark & gather, hoist, etc.) but none of the superfluous bells & whistles.

6) See #1: It is one of the very few programs that follows the KISS principle: Keep it Simple, Stupid.

With each successive release of Windows it get harder to run, unfortunately. I’ve thought about hiring someone to port it to Windows, and may have to go that route eventually.

Paul Ceruzzi

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