[490] in Athena User Interface
Re: I think we are ready to test almost, except for one thing.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher D. Beland)
Wed Nov 29 22:12:26 2000
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To: sbjones@MIT.EDU, amb@MIT.EDU
cc: aui@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 22:12:15 -0500
From: "Christopher D. Beland" <beland@MIT.EDU>
> I think we are ready to test almost, except for one thing. I don't
> like the task: Open a calculator. I think we need to create a
> problem that requires a calculator. Since we are talking about
> testing both students, staff and faculty, it shouldn't be too
> obscure but also not too easy. I can provide the language, but you
> guys need to provide the problem.
Hmm. Well, the point of the original question was just to get them to
have to find an obscure program from the menu system, to see how easy
it was. I don't think we'd want to waste time making them use the
calculator; all we want to do is see it start up on the screen. They
don't really need to be motivated to start it up, they just need to
know what the program they are looking for does.
Along those lines, it might actually be useful to have them start two
or three programs, especially in areas of the menu system we expect
there to be problems.
We can chat about that on Thursday...I can make 1pm in N42; just name
the room.
-B.
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