Breaking up is hard to do: Family perspectives on the future of the home PC

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 701-724

  Frohlich, David M ^a   Dray, Susan ^b   Silverman, Amy ^c  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

^b Dray & Associates Inc   (United States)

^c HP Vancouver Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MARKETING; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SALES;

DOMESTIC COMPUTING;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0036458057     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.2000.0436     Document Type: Article

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