A morphological analysis of the design space of input devices

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A morphological analysis of the design space of input devices

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Volume 9 , Issue 2 (April 1991) table of contents
Special issue on computer—human interaction

Pages: 99 - 122

Year of Publication: 1991

ISSN:1046-8188

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Stuart K. Card	Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Jock D. Mackinlay	Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
George G. Robertson	Xerox Palo Alto Research Center

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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