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From: derek@sun4dts.dts.ine.philips.nl (derek)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: the interface for the rest of us?
Message-ID: <727@sun4dts.dts.ine.philips.nl>
Date: 6 May 91 12:26:48 GMT
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I think that the eventual interface must be the touch screen. Most non-
writing interfaces depend on selection. Here then the touch screen 
software can bring up the menu, and you just tap the selection you want.

The pen interface is interesting, and can be used in conjunction with the
touch screen for those times when a note is to be input. For word-processing
applications I really don't see it as a solution. How many professional
writers went away from longhand to typewriters to wordprocessors for exactly
this reason? Those that still need to be "in contact" with their work will
continue to use pen and paper and a secretary, the rest will stick to the 
keyboard. I'm a writer, and for long text input, as a previous contributor
mentioned, the keyboard is by far the best (i.e. least painful) method to
use.

Best Regards, Derek Carr
DEREK@DTS.INE.PHILIPS.NL           Philips I&E TQV-5 Eindhoven, The Netherlands 
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