30 years later, QBasic is still the best

Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by marssaxman on Thursday May 05, 2016 @06:04PM (#11639998)

I used one of those microwaves once. Best interface ever, and so much simpler than the high-tech beepy button matrix! Do microwave manufacturers just not realize that they're making their products worse by complicating them? I don't get it.

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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by eru on Friday May 06, 2016 @07:45AM (#11643225)

Knobs are more expensive than buttons?

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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by david-given on Friday May 06, 2016 @08:34AM (#11643491)

Actually, yes. Anything with a moving part is painfully expensive, which is why cheap monitors try to reduce the number of buttons or use capacitative touch-sensitive controls.

Touch-sensitive membrane buttons like the ones the use on the front of microwaves are much cheaper than mechanical timers.

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