Apple Computer Network Router 2 User Manual download pdf (Page 26)

CHAPTER 1

Newton and Its Users

1-2 Know Your Audience

Newton is not a small portable computer with another graphical user

interface. There may be similarities between portable computers and Newton

devices, but the differences summarized below are more important than the

similarities when it comes to designing a user interface for an application.

To take advantage of its distinguishing features and capabilities, Newton has

distinctive user interface elements.

Know Your Audience 1

Identifying and understanding your target audience are among the most

important ﬁrst steps when you start designing your product. To create a

product that people can and will use, study the people who make up your

target audience.

It’s useful to create scenarios that describe a typical day in the life of a person

you think uses the type of product you’re designing. Think about the different

work spaces, tools, and constraints and limitations that people deal with.

You can also visit actual work places and study how people do their jobs.

Analyze the steps necessary to complete each task you anticipate people

wanting to accomplish. Then design your product to facilitate those tasks,

Newton Portable Computers

Focused function General purpose

New architecture optimized for

mobility and communications—

use it anywhere, any time

Derived from desktop computer

architecture, which is optimized

for stationary operation

Tapping, writing, and drawing

with a pen

Typing, pointing, and clicking with

mouse and keyboard

Intelligent assistant Scripting and macros

New and custom applications Existing desktop applications

It’s a communications assistant It’s a personal computer

Simple Complex

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Apple Computer Network Router 2 User Manual Page 26