Comparison of elderly and younger users on keyboard and voice input computer-based composition tasks

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 1986, Pages 205-211

  Ogozalek, Virginia Z ^a   Van Praag, John ^b  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION; COMPUTER USERS; IMPROVE PERFORMANCE; INPUT METHODS;

TYPEWRITER KEYBOARDS;

EID: 85025411568     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/22627.22372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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