A graphic tablet display console for use under time-sharing

Abstract

The RAND Tablet, a graphical man-machine communication device, is potentially one of the more fruitful approaches for two-dimensional graphic input to a computer. The high resolution of the tablet, high data transfer rates, and ease or "naturalness" of use are its chief assets. These same characteristics, however, give rise to the major problems in designing the tablet/computer interface. These problems are amplified when the interface is with a multi-accessed, time-shared computer.