Re: Swiss Army Knives

[rachel rpowers@xxxxxxxx]

A _wood_ saw? I'm assuming it is sized for whittling as opposed to building
a log cabin.

Otherwise, the microsoft metaphor ceases to be accurate.



Rachel powers




----------from TBaehr@xxxxxxxx on 5/12/01 10:01 PM----------

> Well, some are better than others. My Leatherman Wave is certainly a great
> tool. Its purpose is NOT to be as good or better than the equivalent tools.
> Its purpose is to collect, in a six-ounce package, tools that are competent
> given their portability. And they do an admirable job: extremely sharp knife
> blades, comforable handles, a variety of screwdriver blades, a pair of
> scissors, a wood saw, two files, a can opener, etc. Certainly there must be
> some software that is analogous; maybe some of the "works" packages. MS
> Office or MS Word seems to be more like my tool bucket: a collection of
> tools, some very good, some so-so, that weighs a ton, is somewhat haphazardly
> organized, and is brought out only for major projects.
>
> Tim Baehr
>