Design Of Man-Computer Dialogues
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
At the dawn of the computing age, when the relationship between human and machine was still being defined, James Martin produced a landmark text that would shape an entire generation of systems designers. Design of Man-Computer Dialogues presents a rigorous and comprehensive framework for understanding how people interact with computers in real-time systems, covering everything from input/output terminal design and conversational structures to the psychological principles that govern effective human-machine communication. Martin argues that the design of the dialogue — the back-and-forth exchange between user and system — is not a peripheral concern but the very heart of successful computing, a radical proposition for its time that has only grown in relevance. Celebrated by Computer Weekly as the industry's most widely-read and best-attended lecturer, Martin writes with the authority of a practitioner who has seen these systems in action across industries, bringing a clarity and directness that makes complex technical concepts accessible without sacrificing depth. The book stands as a foundational artifact of what would later become the discipline of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), chronicling design philosophies that anticipated modern UX thinking by decades. For engineers, system architects, and historians of technology alike, it poses a question that remains urgently unresolved: who, ultimately, should be in charge of the conversation — the human, or the machine?
Author: James Martin
Format: Hardback
Genre: Engineering
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
At the dawn of the computing age, when the relationship between human and machine was still being defined, James Martin produced a landmark text that would shape an entire generation of systems designers. Design of Man-Computer Dialogues presents a rigorous and comprehensive framework for understanding how people interact with computers in real-time systems, covering everything from input/output terminal design and conversational structures to the psychological principles that govern effective human-machine communication. Martin argues that the design of the dialogue — the back-and-forth exchange between user and system — is not a peripheral concern but the very heart of successful computing, a radical proposition for its time that has only grown in relevance. Celebrated by Computer Weekly as the industry's most widely-read and best-attended lecturer, Martin writes with the authority of a practitioner who has seen these systems in action across industries, bringing a clarity and directness that makes complex technical concepts accessible without sacrificing depth. The book stands as a foundational artifact of what would later become the discipline of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), chronicling design philosophies that anticipated modern UX thinking by decades. For engineers, system architects, and historians of technology alike, it poses a question that remains urgently unresolved: who, ultimately, should be in charge of the conversation — the human, or the machine?