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. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
