Paul,

Do you realize that what you are describing has more to do with the
stupidity of people who designed that particular application than with the
OS or even hardware?

"Paul D. Christensen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> today I experienced the joys of using a more "advanced" system than the
HP3000.
>
> I filled out the website form for my local bank's on-line banking system.
>
> Had to fill in various items, name, social security number, mother's
maiden
> name, bank account number,
> password question, password, etc.
>
> Then it takes you to a new screen where I was shown an error message
> stating that one of the fields
> was missing or incorrect.
>
> I had filled in all of the required fields, so it must have been that some
> field was incorrect.
> Back to the previous screen, which is now blank and I start all over
> again.  Only to get the same
> error message again....
>
> Now isn't this **way** better than that dumb old view screen, which would
> have highlighted the
> field in error  and left the rest of the data on the screen for me to
> correct and hit enter again!
>
> I've called the bank - found out it was because I put a dash in my account
> number - and I'm back at
> the blank screen, filling in all of the fields for the 4th or 5th try.
>
>
> Paul D. Christensen
> PC Enterprises Inc.      [log in to unmask]
> 206 Central Avenue
> P.O. Box 369
> Osakis MN 56360-0369  (www.lakeosakismn.com)
>
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