OSNews

"Although AmigaOS is well remembered for its multitasking, switching between
applications (-> "screens") can be rather annoying. In MacOS (and BeOS), users have a full list of all
currently running applications which can be opened with just a single click. They just need to pick one and
click again using their mouse. In Windows, all currently running applications are permanently shown in the
task bar. There is no need to open any list at all, you simply choose an application and click your left mouse
button. Both, the MacOS and Windows ways, are definetely easier than having to click on a small "switch to
next screen" button several times (AmigaOS). "

Don't you use a screens menu? It works just like the menu on the Mac -
you get a list of currently running programs and select the one you
want. I find this simpler and more elegant that the Windows task bar
(clutter) or Alt-Tab (which is a similar list but you have to do it
several times to get to the one you want).


I have a lot of experience of using Macs from 1986-96, and the reason
I never bought one for my own use is the infuriating way in which all
the programs fight for use of the Finder screen. But in general, after
many years of using Macs, Windows and Amiga, I found that a modern
Amiga (ie with a current type of monitor) is the easiest to use.
That's why I use them. Nothing stops me using another platform if I
preferred it.

However, the point is not which interface is better, but that the
"experts" have no experience at all of using Amiga (or BeOS) on a
regular basis.