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That thing is the natural continuation of 1960’s-era oscilloscopes. Those steeped in the industry find it familiar. A bit puzzling that you criticize all from
by ctdonath 6y ago
That thing is the natural continuation of 1960’s-era oscilloscopes. Those steeped in the industry find it familiar.
A bit puzzling that you criticize all from ancient knob proliferation to a single large flat screen. Only alternative is small screens with deep menus, it’s own he11.
- freeone3000 6y agoWhat was wrong with every control having a dedicated button?
- Yetanfou 6y agohttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Iran_Air_Boeing_747-200_cockpit_Sharifi.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Iran_Air... Nothing, as long as you have the space to put them somewhere sensible.
- perl4ever 6y agoIf you have just as many controls, you're faced with the same amount of mental space, and when that mental space no longer corresponds to physical space, seems like it just gets more difficult.
- catalogia 6y agoThose cockpits look intimidating to people who haven't been trained to fly those planes. But here's the thing, non-pilots can't fly glass cockpit planes either. The complexity is unavoidable.
- Yetanfou 6y agoTo a certain level this is true and important when dealing with situations where someone making the wrong decision can have dire consequences. The comparison breaks down though when the added complexity only serves to increase the amount of control over processes which are meant to be accessible to casual users and experts alike, e.g. an audio-producing device offering a simple volume control to the casual user with an option to access a multi-band parametric equalizer to those who want or need to have more control over the device.
- adamweld 6y agoModern oscilloscopes still are largely driven by buttons and knobs.
- fermienrico 6y agoThat's changing rapidly.