User Unfriendly : Consumer Struggles with Personal Technologies, from Clocks and Sewing Machines to Cars and Computers /

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"Joseph J. Corn maps two centuries of consumer frustration and struggle with personal technologies. ... Having extensively researched owner's manuals, computer user-group newsletters, and how-to literature, Corn brings a fresh, consumer-oriented approach to the history of technology."...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Corn, Joseph J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Consumer satisfaction.
Human-computer interaction.
Human-machine systems > Social aspects.
Technological innovations > United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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