“Personal Dynamic Media”By Alan Kay and Adele GoldbergBy Alan Kay and Adele GoldbergSummarized by Daniel FullerThe Dynabook Usable by all ages (kids can do it AND they like it!) Possibly useful for…{ Storage and manipulation of datathey like it!) “Personal dynamic medium the size of a manipulation of data{ Text editing{ Drawingnotebook” (sound familiar?)“Metamedium”(can be{ Painting{ Animating{ ComposingMetamedium (can be all other media) Smalltalk?Dynabook = laptop?Envisioned Features1. Flexibility• Small and portable2. Resolution• “Higher quality than…newsprint”3. Response• “No discernable pause between cause and ff t”effect”• “Imagine the absurdity of a one-second delay…”delay…Interim Dynabook: Hardware Box for disk memoryBlack and white CRTBlack and white CRT Typewriter keyboardMilkb dMusical keyboards Mouse SpeakersInterim Dynabook: Uses Reading{ Fonts Drawing{ Brush{ Editing Menu for commands{ Paint{ Pencommands Multiple windows{ Filing Animation Music “Document”{ Keyboard inputUser-created /STools/Simulations Animation system (with transparent cels) Drawing program{ Made by a 12-year old girl! Hospital simulationAudio visualizationud o sua a o Music captureCircuit designCircuit designffUseful for… ArchitectsDoctorsDoctors ComposersBiBuissnesmen EducatorsFinal thoughts Projected audience is "everyone"Too many different tools?Too many different tools? Can't anticipate needs, so provide flexibility (like paper)flexibility (like paper) "The burden of system design and ifi ti i t f d t th "specification is transferred to the
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