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> Okay, but there is a problem here: "computer command" implies that the
> user tells the computer to do something, and the computer does it.
> "Computer instruction", on the other hand, implies that you teach the
> computer what to do and the computer applies your instruction. Until
> computers get more intelligent, I think that "computer instruction" is a
> misnomer.
>
> >I am not sure what to suggest to replace "control" in the computer
sense,
> >however for the keyboard use of this term Apple long ago replaced the
> >"control" key with a clover-leaf key on the keyboard. This is progress
> >we need to point out and encourage, (and this may be part of why the
> >Macintosh has a higher acceptance rate for girls).
>
> Even with this gender equity, I do not like Macintoshes, primarily
because
> Macs depend too much on the mouse. The most pathetic thing that I have
> ever seen is a Mac user without a mouse.
> But actually, if you want to, just paint over the term control. Rename
it
> "service".
>
> Another key that
> >needs work is the "insert" key. This key features prominently on the PC
> >keyboard. On the Apple keyboard it is a little used shift key marked in
> >small letters, but it is still there. We need to suggest an alternative
> >name for the gender biased "insert".
> >
> This is going to ridiculous extremes, don't you think? Are women so
> fragile that they cannot deal with terms like "insert" and "control"?
> While we're at it, why don't we get rid of the "home" key, since it
> discriminates against men who feel uncomfortable at home?
>
> john_meyer@geocities.com