Revolution Book
Judy Perry
jperryl at ecs.fullerton.edu
Mon Apr 8 11:32:01 EDT 2002
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.
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