Re: Air traffic control system in Java

[Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com>]

On 3/4/2011 12:14 PM, Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
> Hyman Rosen wrote:
>
>> Graphical user interfaces are how *all* computer programs now
>> communicate and interact with their users.
>
> Sure? Your microwave has a graphical user interface already?

Yes, a fairly poor one. It does not show what temperature
range its convection feature will accept. It automatically
switches to power level input after you have pressed enough
keys to be understood as a time. Microwave time input is
minutes+seconds while convection input is hours+minutes. It
does count the cooking time down nicely though.

> And do you count the little ESP light in your car as
 > "graphical interface" already?

Yes, again a quite poor one. For example,
<http://www.audiforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81683>.
People are generally baffled by the light. It goes on, it
goes off, it flashes, and in general it utterly fails to
communicate any information to the user beyond "something
might be wrong".