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From: wagle@iuvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Windowing Standards
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Date: Sat, 14-Dec-85 18:46:00 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 14 18:46:00 1985
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  Rather than building human limits into our computers, how about enhancing
human limits with our computers?  Unlimited windows would augment my short
term memory with visual reminders on my screen.

  I think the real question is not what limits we should impose, but rather
how to design interfaces that make it as easy as possible for us to
transcend our human limits.  That is, don't limit windows, but give us the
most convenient possible interface with an unbounded number of windows
(mouse? touch panel screen?  bit pad?  what?).

  The real (the important) research would be to find out how to maximally
human engineer an unlimited window interface.

Perry Wagle, Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana.
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