In a message dated 8/4/2005 8:53:04 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >My concept of a "dumbed down interface" is really "an interface which >can be used by ignorant, untrained, underpaid, unskilled employees". One >system here had a design criterion of allowing high school kids to be >able to use it after less than one day of training. Such employees are >easier to replace.
Think of a "cash register" whose user interface now consists of pictures of all the different kinds of burgers, drinks, desserts, French fries, etc. It's dumbed down from the point of view of the type of employee who can use it [1], but it's smarted up from the point of view of bottom line profit for the fast food franchise owner. Bill Fairchild [1] General IQ level and proficiency in any known language. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
