Word: computerizes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
On its face, the program looked good. Modeled on a highly-successful national newspaper, the show boasted great graphics and a computer-generated nightly weather map that would make the American Meteorological Association blush with pride. Add this to a sharp team of anchors, including rising star Kenneth Walker, formerly...
Enabling the disabled involves a variety of modifications, some of them minor, some technological marvels. Scott Luber, whose arm mobility was severely impaired by muscular dystrophy, has worked for three years as an accountant using a miniature computer keyboard and a pair of pencils to reach the keys. People afflicted...
Perhaps the most sophisticated aid to the handicapped is an eye-tracking system built by Thomas Hutchinson, a University of Virginia engineer. Using a technology developed for jet-fighter pilots, Hutchinson's device measures the reflection of light from the retina to determine where on a computer display the eye...
Handicapped computer owners say the machines would be much easier to use if computer makers took their needs into account. One pet peeve: control buttons that must be pressed simultaneously with other keys, causing no end of problems to people whose fingers cannot stretch across a keyboard. Similarly, onscreen visual...
To avoid such impediments in the future, a task force representing disabled users, researchers and half a dozen computer companies has been meeting under the auspices of the Federal Government. One tangible result: the tiny bumps on the touch-typing "home" keys, which are now standard equipment on all Apple...