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From: ajm@seqp4.sequoia.com (A.J.Madison)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Re: Audio feedback from GUI's
Summary: listening to progress
Message-ID: <798@seqp4.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jun 91 17:35:04 GMT
References: <1991Jun14.195807.3996@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>
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Organization: Sequoia Systems Inc., Marlboro, Mass.
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In article <1991Jun14.195807.3996@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>, mac@cis.ksu.edu (Myron A. Calhoun) writes:
> 'Way back in 1964 I remember listening to a speaker monitoring one bit
> of some register on what I recall was a CDC 6600 in the computing
> center of Arizona State University.  The operators said they could
> pretty-much tell just how well things were processing without even
> watching the console.
> --Myron.

Shoot, at Data General, we had a bunch of these ancient platter drives, and
after the introduction of a robust File System OS (with duplicate directories
on opposite ends of the platters) you had audio feedback before the console
could type (you could hear the r/w heads slamming against opposite ends of
their range of travel).  Unfortunately, these platter drives soon received new
nicknames: Washing Machines.  Not to start a flame war, but I'm awfully fond of
my Personal Stereo; I made a real point of turning off the Beep on X-terminal
so as to not annoy my neighbors because I would never hear the Beep.

On a separate note: alot of your discussions here are identical to
sci.virtual-worlds, especially the eye-tracking discussions.  They also have
some good ideas of about doing neat things with the PowerGlove.

Just a lurker on the net.
-- 
when everyone is out to get you, being paranoid is just good thinking.
         - Dr. Johnny Fever <in other words, standard disclaimer>
A.J. Madison                                           ajm@sequoia.com
Sequoia Systems Inc.