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| Title: | Transparent Designs |
| Authors: | Black M. L. |
| Keywords: | computer literacy computer software computer systems history of technology human-computer interaction personal computer history personal computer revolution usability взаимодействие человека и компьютера история персональных компьютеров история технологий компьютерная грамотность компьютерное программное обеспечение компьютерные системы революция персональных компьютеров юзабилити |
| Issue Date: | 2022 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Citation: | Black, M. L. Transparent Designs : Personal Computing and the Politics of User-Friendliness / Michael L. Black. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022. - 1 file (25,5 Mb) (278 p.). - ISBN = 9781421443539, 9781421443546. - Текст : электронный |
| Abstract: | This book explores how user-friendly design in personal computers conceals complex systems, benefiting tech companies. Michael L. Black examines early debates on usability, from the TRS-80 to the Macintosh, showing how marketing shaped public perception. He argues that usability rhetoric smoothed over tensions between computing promises and reality, encouraging dependence on technology without understanding its inner workings. This cultural history offers insights into the impact of usability on both technology and society. В книге рассказывается о том, как за удобным дизайном персональных компьютеров скрываются сложные системы, что приносит пользу технологическим компаниям. Майкл Л. Блэк рассматривает ранние дебаты о юзабилити, начиная с TRS-80 и заканчивая Macintosh, и показывает, как маркетинг формировал общественное мнение на этот счет. Он утверждает, что риторика юзабилити сглаживает противоречия между компьютерными обещаниями и реальностью, поощряя зависимость от технологий без понимания их внутренней работы. Эта культурная история дает представление о влиянии юзабилити как на технологии, так и на общество. Используемые программы Adobe Acrobat |
| URI: | http://repo.ssau.ru/jspui/handle/123456789/59427 |
| ISBN: | 9781421443539 9781421443546 |
| Appears in Collections: | eBooks |
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| 3121950.pdf | 26.14 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open Request a copy |
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