remember the old computer desks for schools that had the crt below the desk and the desktop was glass? Yeah. It was a constant pain in the neck. Humans aren't built to look at the table top all day.<br><br>OK. we're not built to look at a computer all day either but...<br>
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to the desk). Given flat screen technology there’s no reason one couldn’t get rid of the keyboard/mouse and have the terminal flat on the desk and use its touch screen. Not saying I’m in favor of that – just trying to think outside the box.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">yes. Touchscreens are for "content consumers". Content producers would go insane if their only input was a touchscreen.<br>
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Imagine the process at the u-checkout line expanded to all of IT. "Pick problem by color, category or sku"...<br>
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> On 10/14/2012 1:15 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:<br>
>> The blogger commented that Win8 interaction is medical disaster waiting<br>
>> to happen for users of laptops and desktops because of repetitive motion<br>
>> injuries caused by constantly needing to touch the screen.<br>
> So, sounds like Win8 represents the return of Gorilla arm.<br>
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creating content, entering data, writing documents, etc. is best done<br>
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believe Xerox PARC carefully studied human/computer interactions and<br>
concluded that the keyboard/mouse interface used today is the best<br>
overall in most typing/editing intensive situations. That research is<br>
from the 70's.<br>
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Touch screens seem to be very good for cellphones, smart phones, and<br>
tablets which only require very sporadic and limited typing (or are<br>
intended for such use).<br>
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