[Pythonmac-SIG] New Page, first proposal

[Bob Ippolito]

On Feb 8, 2006, at 5:42 PM, Bill Janssen wrote:

>> But we're not. I never use the Terminal with Python. I use WingIDE
>> (can't recommend to beginners because it uses X11). Why should Mac-
>> type beginners have a *less* friendly interface than that?
>
> Because it doesn't come with the system.

Nothing relevant comes with the system except for Terminal and  
TextEdit...

>> I don't think you're completely entering into the beginner's mindset
>> -- I mean in particular the beginner who is used to the Mac,
>
> Do these people still exist?  This sounds like a 2001-2002 point, back
> when most existing Mac users were used to System 7/8/9.

Of course they exist.  Used to the Mac is used to the Mac, whether or  
not UNIX happens to be living underneath these days.

-bob