I would love the ability to do the programming for different sailplanes on my computer at home and then transfer a given set of saved settings onto my transmitter. It would be very easy to do the GUI there and do all the heavy lifting before sending to the Tx. That way you coulod save an unlimited number pf programs and shuffle in and out the ones you neeeded for a given day. with a laptop or Palm device it would be easy to swap multiple models on different days such as a week at the Nats. It's just flashing a ROM.
Mark http://www.isthmusmodels.com --- Monkey King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, regis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >My frustration exactly. As a computer scientist > (retired now), my > >resume listed two doz. or more computer languages – > from machine > >level up. I am embarrassed to say that it has > taken me three years > >to begin to feel comfortable with my JR 388. > Programmers shouldn't > >write user manuals or design the interface. :-) > Regis > > Interface design is an art and science all to > itself. If you really want > to learn about it, here's a brief bibliography, all > probably available > from Amazon or Alibris: > > -Tog on Interface, by Bruce Tognazzini > -Envisioning Information, but Edward Tufte > -The Design of Everyday Things, by Donald Norman > > I was just discussing with my cousin the > difficulties I've had programming > my Flash 5x and how much I thought it would benefit > from a clear, logical > GUI, a la Palm. Anyone willing to step up to the > plate? > > I'd be happy to consult on the project... > > -J > > >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Martin Usher" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > >> I've got the same enthusiasm for computer radios > as I have for > >VCRs. That > >> is, none. > >> > >> That might sound strange coming from a pro -- I > build the kind of > >software > >> that goes into units like these radios, after > all. The radio > >software isn't > >> that complicated; its got a few 'gotchas' to bear > in mind but > >otherwise its > >> really straightforward, so what could be the > problem? > >> > >> The answer is that a lot of product design is > done by enthusiasts > >who think > >> that all of their customers are also enthusiasts > who really love > >wallowing > >> in a 100 page manual and fiddling for hours with > little buttons and > >> displays. They think that all of this crap is > "functionality" where > >they're > >> "adding value" but all they're really doing is > giving the consumer > >a kit of > >> parts, a sort of jigsaw puzzle for them to sort > out. This isn't the > >way to > >> do it. The computer has to hide the complexity; > it makes more work > >for the > >> product designer but users love the results -- > they like smart > >things > >> because they work better, not because they've got > something like an > >airplane > >> cockpit's worth of controls. (You can always > provide a sort > >of 'advanced' > >> mode for the enthusiasts if they're part of your > target market.) > >> > >> I think my 9C is better than average. It could be > a lot better. It > >would be > >> if they'd stick something a bit more powerful in > it the radio than > >the Furby > >> level chips they use at the moment. The model for > our computer > >radio should > >> be a PDA -- all we need is an entry level Palm > tacked onto a two > >stick radio > >> (Hmmmm -- that's given me an idea..........) > >> > >> Martin Usher > >> > > > > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane > News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in > text only format with MIME turned off. > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane > News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in > text only format with MIME turned off. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
