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25: 306:, 27 (12) 1981, November, pp. 139-150. Reprinted in Pylyshyn, Z. W., & Bannon, L. J., eds. Perspectives on the Computer Revolution, 2nd revised edition, Hillsdale, NJ: 129: 42: 433: 208:. Many users had come from systems that they felt were far more sophisticated in features and usability, and they were frustrated by the perceived " 219:
The book is based on messages sent to the UNIX-HATERS mailing list between 1988 and 1993, and contains a foreword by the human factors guru
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Later reviewers of the book have noted that some issues were resolved in the future, such as the development of the
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Many of the book's complaints about the Unix operating system are based on design decisions and anomalies in the
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says: "To Ken and Dennis, without whom this book would not have been possible.", referring to
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The book was made available to download for free in electronic format in 2003.
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is a semi-humorous edited compilation of messages to the UNIX-HATERS
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The Trouble with Unix: The User Interface is Horrid.
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