FIRST CONGRESS ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM SCIENCES. SESSION 5. MAN-COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSFER.

Abstract

The introduction states that people are poorly matched to computers because of present constraints of languages and devices used. There is a need and place for wider range of direct graphical input devices and languages. Major stumbling blocks are removable by sufficient effort. Direct communication between people is quite simple by the use of media. Through the choice and combination of these media, and with a constant feedback of attention, a lecturer can communicate with and teach concepts to a classroom. In contrast, human-generated inputs to machines are much more limited. Graphical languages, diagrams, symbols, etc., for inputs, with a close graphical output feedback capability, would greatly simplify many problems. A number of devices, software, and language forms are described. The summary restates the problem and challenges the designer to produce new forms of graphical languages as useful and powerful tools for the ultimate human user. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0428931

Entities

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Contrast
  • Feedback
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Information Transfer
  • Language

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.