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The Trouble with Computers: Usefulness, Usability, and Productivity (Paperback)

by Thomas K. Landauer (Author)
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Midwest Book Review
Governments and the general public are spending a fortune on computers, but the real potential of the new technology has remain largely unrealized: that's the hard-hitting message of the latest to join others in criticizing the computer. There's a huge gap between what is promised and delivered by computers: seldom-used features, obsolete designs, and difficult learning curves plague the systems. Landauer proposes new techniques for solving many of these problems. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Everyone who has ever stood in line as a clerk [and] fussed over a finicky, computerized check-out machine, or wondered why computers seem to complicate life instead of simplifying it, will appreciate Landauer's cleanly argued and thoroughly readable book."
-- Elizabeth Corcoran, Washington Post

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 440 pages
  • Publisher: The MIT Press (June 6, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0262621088
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262621083
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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