Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!lib!thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu From: jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu (Jay Maynard) Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: Seeking SideKick-/spreadsheet-type functionality for AT&T 3B2 Message-ID: <4262@lib.tmc.edu> Date: 31 Oct 90 02:21:23 GMT References: <4254@lib.tmc.edu> <27S68C4@xds13.ferranti.com> Sender: usenet@lib.tmc.edu Distribution: na Organization: University of Texas Medical School at Houston Lines: 17 Nntp-Posting-Host: thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu In article <27S68C4@xds13.ferranti.com> peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >But do you need a cute HP-16C keyboard drawn on your screen? >(I like my HP-16C too, but I recognise the keyboard as a compromise. Besides, > even at HP's prices an HP-16C is a lot cheaper than a 3B2) ...or a PC, or an NCR Tower, or... What user interface would you use for an N-button calculator? Yes, the HP interface is somewhat constrained by the number of buttons available, but there's a certain elegance imposed by the limited number of keys, too. As long as we're dealing with a calculator metaphor, a calculator-based user interface is going to be the most intuitive. -- Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu | adequately be explained by stupidity. "With design like this, who needs bugs?" - Boyd Roberts