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CTDNews

They offer some news letters on Ergonomics, which you can read about and order from http://ctdnews.com

Dimensions of Seated Humans

>I'm trying to design a layout to seat U.S. soldiers on bench seats. >[...]Need to know what size to make the average person (height,width, >weight, etc.)

A useful contact is:
Crew Systems Ergonomics Information Analysis Center
AL/CFH/CSERIAC Bldg 248
2255 H Street
Wright Patterson AFB
Ohio 45433-7022
Tel +1 513 255 4842
Fax +1 513 255 4823

Coast Guard Human Factors Web Site

http://www.rdc.uscg.mil Look under "Current Projects. There are two general types of alphanumeric entry: determinant (e.g. you press 6 2 to mean N (or 6 twice, or ...)) and non-determinant (you press 6, and the database figures out whether you meant M, N, or O).

W.R.T. standards, a quick summary is:
  ISO:  Q is on 7, Z is on 9, in alphabetical order.  Adopted by
        almost all countries that print roman characters at all on
        telephone keypads.  (ISO 9995 Part 8)
  AUSTRALIA:  Confused.  They adopt ISO in principal, but acknowledge
        an alternate mapping (Q and Z on 1), primarily due to the fact
        that they made this call internally a few years before ISO
        finally agreed and printed it on millions of residential 
        phones.

  N.B.  As important as the "official" standards are the actual
        in-use methods.  Many (tens of millions?) cellular phones
        exist with Q and Z on 1.  Many (tens of millions) key system
        telephones exist with Q and Z on the 0.  

        Some (millions) of new phones are printing the Q and Z in
        compliance with the standard; MOST new phones are still
        not printing the Q and Z; they probably won't start until
        a major purchaser complains or they re-do the injection
        moulds or paint masks for the models.

Ergonomics Sciences, located in Mountain View, CA. Ph: 415-964-3135 or http://www.ergosci.com.

SafeComputing

http://www.safecomputing.com/

There's a very good FAQ at http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/

Placing Computer Monitors "Inside" the Desktop

Hi, I'm new to this group. I'm the Director of Human Factors Research for Nova Solutions, the company that holds the patent on the monitor below-the-work surface computer workstations. Several people have raised questions about the pros and cons of low placed monitors. I could respond in detail to each of the points raised, but I won't take up the space. For those interested, please call 800-940-6682 and request the "ergonomic package." You will receive several articles. An article in Ergonomics in Design addresses the question of posture at eye-level monitor workstations.

An article in the last issue (sept/oct 96) of Workplace Ergonomics (817-776-9000) addresses the question of viewing distance. The person who mintioned the fact that it is easier to converge at a downward gaze angle is correct. But I believe that the resting point of vergence horizontally is closer to 45 inches. I would be very interested in research that shows a farther distance.

Frederick Winslow Taylor - History of HF

The prototype of the on-line Taylor archive containing digital representations from the Frederick Winslow Taylor Collection at the Stevens Institute of Technology has been implemented on the world wide web. Individuals who have a scholarly interest in Frederick Winslow Taylor, the history of Human Factors, or Scientific Management are invited to search the archive and participate in the study investigating the use of the archive. The Taylor archive and the procedure for participating in the study investigating the use of the archive can be accessed from the Taylor Project page at http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/~rdowns

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