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Article: Touch-sensitive displays simplify user interfaces. (includes related article on Visage Inc.'s Touchmate touch-sensitive monitor pedestal and a directory of vendors) (Technology Update) (Buyers Guide)
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- EDN
- Article date:
- May 13, 1993
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Touch screens' graphic appeal make today's complex computers much more user friendly. Users don't have to have any programming or computer-operating experience to use a touch-input device. Options appear on the screen, and the user makes a selection with a touch of the finger. In addition, touch systems let user-interface designers reconfigure or change the touch targets at any time.
The allure of touch-input systems for both users and designers has propelled the screens into
* Point-of-sale terminals. Customers
use these terminals to view merchandise,
make selections, and pay
for purchases.
* Interactive ...