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From: is813cs@pyr.gatech.EDU (Cris Simpson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP a good platform for SW development???
Keywords: software development tools, availability
Message-ID: <9490@pyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: 30 Oct 89 14:28:55 GMT
References: <875@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> <10309@venera.isi.edu>
Reply-To: is813cs@pyr.UUCP (Cris Simpson)
Organization: VA Rehab R&D | Ga Inst of Technology
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In article <10309@venera.isi.edu> raveling@isi.edu (Paul Raveling) writes:
>
>	This is more important than it may sound.  A paper by someone
>	at IBM a few years ago investigated how interactive response
>	time affected productivity, and found a very significant
>	nonlinear relationship when response time approached and
>	exceeded about 1/2 second -- slow response is magnified
>	into proportionally MUCH lower productivity.

Does anyone have this reference?  It sounds like great ammunition for the
next "Why we need new, faster machines" battle.

Thanks,
  cris

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Cris Simpson              Computer Engineer               VA Rehab R&D Center
                        GATech      Atlanta,GA
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