If you have used DOS programs for this long, you will have some comfort with DOS commands. You are not likely to be comfortable with a mouse or other input device. But while a graphical user interface like Windows takes some getting used to, it simply is not that hard to learn. Remember that millions of non-lawyer computer users have been using Windows for several years. The transition to Windows raises important training issues.
Most users use only a small percentage of the features and the power of any software program.
As lawyers, we believe that we can learn anything and everything on our own. I want to believe that about myself, but it is clearly nonsense. Putting together a training package of classes, videos or other methods will not only smooth your transition but is also a necessity to help you take full advantage of your new system and software. Moving from the relatively stable comfort of DOS, especially when it may appear to do everything you need, may seem not only to the source of potential consternation but also downright scary. On the other hand, access to the Internet alone is reason enough to move away from the DOS platform to Windows.