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From: J.W.Harley@newcastle.ac.uk (Jon Harley)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Re: Audio feedback from GUI's
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.145227.2565@newcastle.ac.uk>
Date: 17 Jun 91 14:52:27 GMT
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conrad@tharr.UUCP (Conrad Longmore) writes:
>
>However, remember that we have FIVE senses. I'd sooner not have to use taste
>or smell, but it should be possible to use sight, sound and touch in the 
>interface.

I agree about smell, but why not taste? Isn't it just the next step after
touchscreens?

Hmm... strawberry for completed thesis chapters... coffee flavour for the
net.news window... something nasty for corrupted files... any ideas?

:-)


jon.
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