Re: LOGO-L> Language vs Visual

[mikedoyle@cix.compulink.co.uk (Mike Doyle)]

In-Reply-To: <199707211739.NAA04053@haiku.cb.lucent.com>
James.E.Hoburg wrote:

> What I'd been asking here is whether assertions about a given
> representation's human utility mean much without some *measure*?

The human utility of a representation system is related to the medium 
within which it is used. Taking pen and paper as the medium, binary 
representation is a pain. If, however, we embed binary representation in a 
computer-based system things become very different. This is because the 
computer is capable of representing process. Thus, for example, written 
text may be converted to a speech-like form through a sequence of binary 
representations of form and process (data and instructions) within the 
computer.

The binary system is the more general (and powerful) representation 
system. As with the power of the internal combustion engine, we need to 
surround it with adaptive interfaces to make it's employment compatible 
with human (biological) capabilities. 

Micheal O Duill

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