Revolution Book

[Judy Perry]

Interestingly enough, there was a study on this very issue that used a
Hypercard stack called HyperHolmes.  The general findings were that while
the mechanics of searching and retrieving information are faster when done
by a machine rather than by a human, humans still prefer to read books
because:

  *we read faster from printed material than online.
   --> screen refresh rates, resolution, glare, ...

  *we already know _how_ to use books.
   --> do I look for the "help" menu?  Click here?  Click there?

  *No easy conversion of user habits from books to online info:
  --> dogearing of pages, scribbling in margins, hiliting of text...

  *Convenience.
  --> can read in bed, on the bus/plane/train, ...

Regards,

Judy Perry

On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Edmund Boyd wrote:

> I agree with Steve. I only just discovered RR, after being a regular
> HyperCard user for 15 years or thereabouts. Making the transition
> would be SO much easier if there were a decent book or manual.
> Personally, I don't like online manuals. I can't read them in bed or
> in the armchair.