noviaw@teklabs.UUCP (Novia Weiman ) (07/19/84)
I am involved in an exhaustive literature search on any and all
graphic input devices. Some of the most applicable I found so
far are:
1) Card, S., English, W., Burr, B. Evaluation of Mouse, Joystick,
Step Keys, and Text Keys for Text Selection, 1978.
2) Embley, D., Nagy, G. Behavioral Aspects of Text Editors, 1981.
3) English, W., Engelbart, D., Berman, M. Display-Selection Techniques
for Text Manipulation, 1967.
4) Hottman, S.B. Selection of Remotely Labeled Functions During Dual
Task Performance, 1981.
5) Hunstad, A., Brown, B. An Evaluation of Certain Interactive Input
Devices Associated With Computer Driven Displays, 1970.
6) Kroemer, K.H.E. Human Engineering the Keyboard, 1972.
7) Morrill, C.S., Goodwin, N.C. User Input Mode and Computer-
Aided Instructions, 1968.
8) Price, L. Use of Mouse Buttons, 1983.
9) Root,R.T. Man-Computer Communication Techniques: Two Experiments, 1967.
10) Sharma, D. Human Interface Design of the Display Text Editor TED, 1981
11) Usher, D.M. Comparison of a Touch-Sensitive VDU and Computer-Aided
Keypad for Plant Control, 1983
12) Whitfield, D. Some Comparisons of On-Display and Off-Display Touch
Input Devices for Interaction With Computer Generated Displays, 1983
For those of you who know, am I missing any significant research articles
in this field? Specifically, the areas being considered are human interfaces
and comparison studies of GIN (human) performance. Author, title, periodical,
and year published should be enough.
A thousand thanks in advance.
Novia Ann Weiman
teklabs!noviaw
Human Factors Research Group
Tektronix, Inc.
P.O. Box 500, MS 50-320
Beaverton, Oregon 97077
(503) 627-1752willy@utcsri.UUCP (William Buxton) (02/21/86)
There was a recent request for information on sources for input devices. In response I am enclosing a copy of a list of vendors that I have compiled as part of a tutorial on interaction that I teach with Ron Baecker. All that I ask in return is that people mail me with any additions or corrections. Thanks - I hope that this is of use. Bill Buxton - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - APPENDIX B - 1 - VENDOR ADDRESSES _A_P_P_E_N_D_I_X__B_:__V_E_N_D_O_R__A_D_D_R_E_S_S_E_S The following is an incomplete list of vendors of manual graphi- cal input devices. _T_O_U_C_H _T_A_B_L_E_T_S Big Briar: 3 by 3 inch continuous pressure sensing touch tablet Big Briar, Inc. Leicester, NC 28748 Chalk Board Inc.: ``Power Pad'', large touch table for micro- computers Chalk Board Inc. 3772 Pleasantdale Rd., Atlanta, GA 30340 Elographics: various sizes of touch tablets, including pressure sensing Elographics, Inc. 105 Randolph Road Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 tel: (615)-482-4100 KoalaPad Technologies: Approx. 5 by 7 inch touch tablet for micro-computers Koala Technologies 3100 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, California 95050 Spiral Systems: Trazor Touch Panel, 3 by 3 inch touch tablet Spiral System Instruments, Inc. 4853 Cordell Avenue, Suite A-10 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 TASA: 4 by 4 inch touch tablet (relative sensing only) Touch Activated Switch Arrays Inc. 1270 Lawrence Stn. Road, Suite G Sunnyvale, California 94089 tel: (408)-744-0801 _C_H_O_R_D _K_E_Y_B_O_A_R_D_S TUTORIAL BUXTON & BAECKER VENDOR ADDRESSES - 2 - APPENDIX B Microwriter: one-handed chord-keyboard word processor Microwriter Head Office 31 Southampton Row London WC1B 5Hj England tel: 01-831-6801/2/3 Octima 8-button one-handed chord keyboard Ergoplic Keyboard Ltd. Kesher Technology Ltd. P.O. Box 83 Tivon 36100 Isreal Stenograph Machines and IBM-PC Keyboard Chording Adaptor, the "RapidRiter" Quixote Corp. Suite 3500 1 East Wacker Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60601 tel: (312)-467-6755 Writehander: a 12-button one-handed chording keyboard The NewO Company 246 Walter Hayes Drive Palo Alto CA 94303 tel: (415)-321-7979 _T_O_U_C_H _S_C_R_E_E_N_S Autech 7060 Huntley Road Columbus, Ohio 43229 tel: (614)-888-9924 Carroll Touch P.O. Box 1309 Round Rock, Texas 78680 tel: (512)-244-3500 Detector Electronics Corp. 6901 West 110th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55438 tel: (612)-941-5665 Elographics, Inc. 105 Randolph Road Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 tel: (615)-482-4100 BUXTON & BAECKER TUTORIAL APPENDIX B - 3 - VENDOR ADDRESSES Micro Touch Systems, Inc. 400 West Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 01801 (617)-935-0080 TSD Display Products 35 Orville Drive Bohemia, New York 11716 tel: (516)-589-6800 Zenith Systems and Components Group 1000 Milwaukee Ave Glenview, Illinois USA 60025 tel: (312)-391-7733 _T_R_A_C_K_B_A_L_L_S Disc Instruments, Inc. 102 East Baker Street Costa Mesa, California 92626 tel: (714)-979-5300 Litton Encoder Division 20745 Nordhoff St. Chatsworth, CA 91311 tel: (213)-341-6161 Measurement Systems, Inc. 121 Water Street Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 tel: (203)-838-5561 Wico Corp. 6400 W. Gross Point Road Niles, Illinois 60648 tel: (312)-647-7500 _M_I_C_E Keytronic, Inc. P.O. Box 14687 Spokane, Washington 99214 tel: (509)-928-8000 Logitech Corp. 805 Veterans Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 tel: (415)-365-9852 Microsoft Mouse Microsoft Corp. 10700 Northup Way TUTORIAL BUXTON & BAECKER VENDOR ADDRESSES - 4 - APPENDIX B Box 97200 Bellevue WA 98009 tel: (206)-828-8080 The Mouse House 1741 8th Street Berkeley, California 94710 tel: (415)-525-5533 Mouse Systems 2336 H Walsh Ave Santa Clara, California 95051 tel: (408)-988-0211 Torrington Co., 59 Field Street Torrington, CT USA 06790 tel: (800)-982-0030 _L_I_G_H_T _P_E_N_S Ampower Technologies 26 Just Road Fairfield, New Jersey 07006 tel: (201)-227-7724 FTG Data Systems 10801 Dale St. P.O. Box 615 Stanton CA 90680 tel: (714)-995-3900 HEI Inc. 1495 Steiger St. Victorial MN 55386 tel: (612)-443-2500 Information Control Corp. 706 Bostwick Ave. Bridgeport, Connecticut 06605 tel: (203)-368-6751 _J_O_Y_S_T_I_C_K_S Bolt Industrial Controls, Inc. 4645-2F Industrial Street Simi Valley, California 93063 tel: (818)-716-5169 Measurement Systems, Inc. 121 Water Street Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 BUXTON & BAECKER TUTORIAL APPENDIX B - 5 - VENDOR ADDRESSES tel: (203)-838-5561 Wico Corp. 6400 W. Gross Point Road Niles, Illinois 60648 tel: (312)-647-7500 dB TIME Six-Axis Joystick P.O. Box 3491 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Canada T8L 2T4 tel: (403)-998-7683 _D_I_G_I_T_I_Z_I_N_G _T_A_B_L_E_T_S Altek Corp. 2150 Industrial Parkway Siver Spring, Maryland 20904 tel: (301)-622-3906 CalComp Corp. 2411 W. La Palma Ave., P.O. Box 3250 Anaheim, California 92803 tel: 1-800-CALCOMP, ext. 156 GTCO Corp. 1055 First Street Rockville, Maryland 20850 tel: (301)-279-9550 Hitachi America, Ltd. 950 Benicia Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 tel: (408)-773-8833 Kurta Corp. 4610 S. 35th St. Phoenix, AZ 85040 tel: (602)-276-5533 Houston Instrument P.O. Box 15720 Austin Texas 78761 tel: (512)-835-0900 Numonics Corp. 418 Pierce St. Lansdale, PA 19446 tel: (215)-362-2766 Preh Electronic Industries, Inc. 8101 Milwaukee Ave. TUTORIAL BUXTON & BAECKER VENDOR ADDRESSES - 6 - APPENDIX B Niles, Ill 60648 tel: (312)-966-0540 Science Accessories Corp. 970 Kings Highway West Southport, Connecticut 06490 tel: (203)-255-1526 Summagraphics Corp. 777 State Street Extension P.O. Box 781 Fairfield, Connecticut 06430 tel: (203)-384-1344 Scriptel Corp. 4145 Arlingate Plaza Columbus, Ohio 43228 tel: (614)-276-8402 _M_I_S_C. _I_N_P_U_T _D_E_V_I_C_E_S 3-D Digitizers Using Mechanical Arms Micro Control Systems, Inc. 27 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066 tel: (203)-647-0220 A Foot-Activated Pointing Device: the Footmouse Versatron Corp 103 Plaza Street Healdsburg, CA 95448 tel: (707)-433-8244 A 6-D (x, y, z, pitch, yawl & roll) tracker Polhemus Navigation Sciences P.O. Box A Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 tel: (802)-879-6547 A 3-D Acoustic Digitizing Tablet Science Accessories Corp. 970 Kings Highway West Southport, Connecticut 06490 tel: (203)-255-1526 Device for entering hand-printed characters Micropad Limited, 10 Whittle Road, BUXTON & BAECKER TUTORIAL APPENDIX B - 7 - VENDOR ADDRESSES Wimbornee, Dorset, BH21 7SD UK tel: (0202)-891518 Puck Pointer: keyboard mounted 2-D and 3-D position control KA Design Group 6300 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, California 94609 tel: (415)-654-6300 Radical design keyboards P.C.D. Maltron Ltd. 219 Sycamore Road Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6RQ England tel: (0252)-546-149 _S_P_E_E_C_H _I_N_P_U_T/_O_U_T_P_U_T An excellent and up-to-date listing of suppliers of technologies for speech I/O can be found in the February/March 1985 issue of _S_p_e_e_c_h _T_e_c_h_n_o_l_o_g_y, _2(_4), 111 - 123. This is available from: Speech Technology Media Dimensions Inc. 42 East 23rd Street New York, N.Y. 10010 tel: (212)-533-7481 tel: (212)-533-7483 _A_N_T_I-_G_L_A_R_E _S_C_R_E_E_N_S OCLI Display Products 2789 Northpoint Parkway Santa Rosa, CA 95401-7397 tel: (707)-525-7037 _A_I_D_S _F_O_R _T_H_E _H_A_N_D_I_C_A_P_P_E_D A catalogue of input devices specifically designed to permit han- dicapped people to use computers is available from: Technical Aids and Systems for the Handicapped (TASH) 70 Gibson Drive, Unit 1 Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 2Z3 tel: (416)-475-2212 TUTORIAL BUXTON & BAECKER