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From: pattis@uw-june.UUCP (Richard Pattis)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Request for human interface design anecdotes
Message-ID: <3389@uw-june.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-Oct-87 12:49:32 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 27 12:49:32 1987
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Organization: U of Washington, CSCI, Seattle
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Keywords: human factors, interfaces
Summary: Two close keys with very different meanings

In 1982 I was using the UCSD P-system editor.  After deciding to leave the
editing environment, the user is asked to press a key to inform the machine
what to do with the resulting file.  W means write it out; E means exit
without saving - these keys are adjacent.  In 6 months of intensive work
on this system I screwed up only once, after editing a few hours of text.

Rich Pattis