Title :
The implementation of a common user interface design across a heterogeneous host/display device environment
Author :
Smith, Kime H., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Bell, San Ramon, CA, USA
Abstract :
The design, architecture, and implementation of the Pacific Bell Virtual Workstation (pbVWS) are described. The objective of this project was to provide a working subsystem which would: define and enforce a companywide policy for user interaction with Pacific Bell applications; enhance end-user and programmer productivity; support the existing user-display-device base yet allow easy migration to newer equipment over the next 3-5 years; and provide usability equal to or better than is now available for a given class of display device. The device-side protocol handler takes care of the details (and some of the semantic interpretation) of the commands to control the actual device whether it is a single-function terminal (e.g. VT100, 3270) or an actual workstation. The pbVWS software implements such a handler for this range of devices
Keywords :
computer communications software; inter-computer links; protocols; user interfaces; virtual machines; workstations; Pacific Bell Virtual Workstation; device-side protocol handler; programmer productivity; user interaction; user interface; user-display-device base; Application software; Companies; Computer architecture; Delay; Displays; Hardware; Object oriented modeling; Protocols; User interfaces; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1989. Vol.IV: Emerging Technologies and Applications Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1914-7
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1989.48161
