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Rosenberg, Scott – Popular Computing, 1984
Examines trends in the design of user guides for microcomputer programs. These include making documentation more accessible by making manuals less technical, injecting common sense, creating booklets that enhance a program's theme, creating tutorial disks, and program self-documentation. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Design Preferences, Designers, Documentation
Hon, David – Performance and Instruction, 1983
Argues that factors that create a feeling of interactivity in the human situation--response time, spontaneity, lack of distractors--should be included as prime elements in the design of human/machine systems, e.g., computer assisted instruction and interactive video. A computer/videodisc learning system for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and its…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer Programs, Design Preferences, Human Relations
Lundeen, Gerald; Tenopir, Carol – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Discusses factors that should be considered when comparing microcomputer software for small and medium-sized library catalogs and describes eight specific packages--BRS/Search Micros/Mini Version, Card Catalog, Golden Retriever, INMAGIC, TEQLIB, FINDER, SCIMATE, and STAR. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Design Preferences, Display Systems
