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RE: (meteorobs) computers and visual meteor observing

	This is exactly the problem with language - the computer touch pad that I 
had seen did not have seperate keyboard. It had touch areas along the 
edges. One was standard with numbers and the other with specific entry keys 
pertinent to the field (geology and mapping). The system records the time 
and the wand is the same as a pencil. New technology is coming of age to 
allow us not to have to chase pencil and paper. I do understand the aspects 
of your concerns but only with the help of the avid experienced 
observer(people like you)could this apparatus be created correctly the 
first time.
Think of selectable skymaps that can be browsed thru and selected. The 
ability to trace and just select the field the entry needs to go in by 
button -

Marji

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From: 	GeoZay@AOLdot com[SMTP:GeoZay@AOLdot com]
Sent: 	Monday, August 05, 1996 10:08 AM
To: 	meteorobs@latradedot com
Subject: 	Re: (meteorobs) computers and visual meteor observing

In a message dated 96-08-05 08:00:03 EDT, you write:

<< However arguments are only
 invitations for discovery and innovation. I hope to see a digital skymap
 with touch screen entry soon. I see it as inevitable.

 Marji Booker >>
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Marji,
I don't see this as an inevitable item.  As long as the device requires a
human to operate , It won't be as accurate as the human could do with 
charts
and a pencil. You need to go out there and try it first with a pencil and
paper to see what little nuances that will create problems.  I can think of 
a
lot that I can't even put into words. With the proposed digital system, you
are still relying on the human observer to record the data...but the more
things you got to think about that one would normally assume to be nothing,
the more likely you are going to error with the data going into the 
computer
about the plot. Just repositing the keyboard in one's lap or stomach while
trying to type or do whatever you do is a major distraction, when you are
trying to hold fleeting info in your head is a major thought changing
process.  I think you will save yourself a lot of work if you go out and 
try
plotting for a while.
George Z.




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