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  Mode - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mode (statistics), the value that has the largest number of observations
Mode (computer interface), distinct method of operation within a computer program, in which the same user input can produce different results depending of the state of the computer
Transport mode refers to the means of transport being used.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mode   (136 words)

  
 Computer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Computers may directly model the problem being solved, in the sense that the problem being solved is mapped as closely as possible onto the physical phenomena being exploited.
The performance of many computers is largely dictated by the speed with which they can read and write values to and from this memory, and the overall capacity of the memory.
By definition a general-purpose computer can solve any problem that can be expressed as a program and executed within the practical limits set by: the storage capacity of the computer, the size of program, the speed of program execution, and the reliability of the machine.
www.freedownloadsoft.com /info/computer.html   (3601 words)

  
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Actually, radios with computer interfaces have been around since 1976, when the ICOM IC-211 and 245 appeared on the scene with a computer interface that allowed remote control of the radio's frequency.
TX Mode is enabled and disabled by a switch on the same internal switch block that controls the radio's address and baud rate.
When it is in TX Mode, the R7000 sends only a mode packet when its mode is changed via the front panel, while the 275, 475 and 735 send both frequency and mode packets when their mode is changed, even though the frequency may not have changed.
www.vectorbd.com /bfd/control/icomciv.txt   (2990 words)

  
 Safety and the Human-Computer Interface
Mode confusion occurs in systems that allow the same operation to have different effects depending on the current system mode.
Mode errors occur in simple systems when an operator acts in a way appropriate to one mode when the system actually is in another mode.
Advanced automation systems, where computers implement control actions of their own, add new types of mode-related problems because the system status and mode (and thus behavior) can change independent of direct and immediate operator commands.
www.cs.washington.edu /research/hci   (687 words)

  
 Computer interface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The computer puts 8 data bits on the 8 data lines and sends (on a separate line) a so-called strobe signal to the printer to inform it that 8 bits are ready to be transmitted.
One of the new modes is called a nibble-mode reverse operation, and another is the byte-reverse operation.
This makes the ECP interface less suitable for the external storage devices which often intermix the directions of the data transfer (reading and writing).
www.usbyte.com /common/Parallel_Interface.htm   (720 words)

  
 Apple Computer - tScholars.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Apple further shaped the computing industry with the first commercially sold personal computer to use a graphical user interface, the Lisa and then, in 1984, the revolutionary Macintosh.
Apple Computer was founded in Los Gatos, California on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, to sell the Apple I personal computer kit at $666.66.
The needs of both computer users and computer programs were becoming, for a variety of technical reasons, harder for the existing hardware and operating system to address.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Apple_Computer   (6601 words)

  
 Modeless - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Modelessness is a property of computer user interfaces.
This is opposed to a modal interface, where the action perceived to have been executed is dependent on the current state of the system.
The purpose of modeless interfaces is to avoid mode errors by making it impossible for the user to commit them.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Modeless   (101 words)

  
 Mainframe computer - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Mainframes (often colloquially referred to as big iron) are large and "expensive" computers used mainly by government institutions and large companies for mission critical applications, typically bulk data processing such as censuses, industry/consumer statistics, ERP, and financial transaction processing.
Modern mainframe computers have abilities not so much defined by their performance capabilities as by their high-quality internal engineering and resulting proven reliability, "expensive" but high-quality technical support, top-notch security, and strict backward compatibility for older software.
Supercomputers are optimized for complicated computations that take place largely in memory, while mainframes are optimized for simple computations involving huge amounts of external data accessed from databases ("mixed workload").
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/m/a/i/Mainframe_computer.html   (2229 words)

  
 Apple Computer Encyclopedia @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1983, Apple introduced the Lisa, the first commercial personal computer to employ a graphical user interface, which was influenced in part by the Xerox Alto.
Apple Computer was founded on 2066 Crist Drive, Los Altos, California 37°20′24″N, 122°4′6″W on April 1, 1976 by Jobs, Wozniak and Wayne (and later incorporated January 3, 1977 without Wayne, who had sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak) to sell the Apple I personal computer kit at US$666.66.
On January 10, 2006, Apple released its first Intel chip computers, a new notebook computer known as the MacBook Pro (a 15.4 inch laptop which is purportedly up to 4 times faster than the PowerBook models it replaced) and a new (though cosmetically identical) iMac with again purportedly two to three times faster performance.
www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Apple_Computer   (6636 words)

  
 Electronic digital caliper to computer interface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In binary mode the 48 bits are sent to the computer literally.
The interface will remain in command mode until an 'E' is sent to return to normal operation.
Power for the interface and optionally the caliper is supplied by the host computers' RS-232 port.
www.pcmx.net /gauge   (723 words)

  
 Fischertechnik America - Computing Kits
The kit includes a 16-bit microcontroller, USB and serial interfaces, as well as 128kb of flash memory for downloading 2 different programs which are retained even if the power supply is disconnected.
The interface connection is an additional board which plugs onto the interface board.
This active interface is the kernel of the Computing kits.
www.fischertechnik.us /html/computing-robot-kits.html   (2040 words)

  
 Working with Garmin - Interface topics
The hardware interface for Garmin units meets the NMEA requirements and is sufficient to drive 3 NMEA loads.
Garmin mode is a bi-directional binary proprietary interface protocol that is used by Garmin and many third party vendors do communicate directly with a Garmin receiver.
It is also possible to use a computer as an intermediary for this transfer by moving the data from the unit to the computer and then uploading it to the target platform.
www.gpsinformation.org /dale/interface.htm#garmin   (3819 words)

  
 Geiger Counter & Computer Interface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
An RS-232 serial port for computer interfacing is built in.
In the Count to fixed number mode, the instrument will count up to a preset number of counts, then divide the counts by the time period, and display the couonts per minute.
In the first method, the instrument is connected to a serial port and sends each measured count rate that is captured by the computer.
www.daedalon.com /radiocomput.html   (277 words)

  
 Geiger Computer Interface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Several modes of operation are easily selected via a front panel push-button.
In these modes, the instrument will count up to a preset number of counts, then divide the counts by the time period, and display the result.
This is the usual method of measuring the count rate, though for low level sources it is not as accurate as the fixed count modes.
www.daedalon.com /radiocomput2.html   (302 words)

  
 Macsimum News - Apple Patent: Computer interface having a single window mode of operation
The interface includes a user-selectable mode of operation in which only those windows associated with the currently active task are displayed on the computer monitor.
In accordance with the invention, this objective is accomplished by means of a user-selectable mode of operation in which only a single window, or at most a few windows, associated with the currently active task is displayed on the computer monitor.
If desired, however, the mode of operation can be selectively disabled on a per-window basis, to permit two or more windows to be displayed simultaneously, for instance to permit content in one window to be dragged to a specific location in the other window.
www.macsimumnews.com /index.php/archive/apple_patent_computer_interface_having_a_single_window_mode_of_operation   (1230 words)

  
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ITE 474 - - Human Computer Interface 1/12/00 ======= Initial programming - the programmer was given a set of specifications and he figured out what kind of modules had to be written...and the programmer actually controlled the type of sequence the program ran in.
Interface Designer - Looks at the tasks and functions that have to be provided by this project and understand and design the interface (which is the connection between that kind of functionality and the things the user is going to do).
Evaluation of Existing Interface: 2 pages minimum interface complexity include a readme.txt file listing filenames and contents this was email connection do lots of comments...most everyone else did (pre and post conditions) in and out...
home.hiwaay.net /~jwfuller/ite474notes.txt   (11942 words)

  
 Computer interface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This interface is more expensive than the SCSI interface.
There are two very different ways to transfer data between computers or between computers and peripheral devices: via I/O channels and networks.
A SCSI interface is a good example of a fast and effective channel.
www.usbyte.com /common/FC_AL_interface.htm   (450 words)

  
 Computer Interfacing Your Scanner
The interface is limited to uploading and downloading memory settings, as well as some radio parameters such as rescan time and backlight duration.
The protocol used on the computer interface is very similar to the 245XLT (the protocol differences between the 895XLT, 245XLT and the 780XLT seem to be mostly related to hardware features of the different radios) and there are a number of software programs available from commercial and non-commercial sources.
Since a computer can instruct the scanner to tune to a specific frequency and report the signal strength, it is possible to write a software program to quickly tune in small increments from a starting frequency to an ending frequency and plot the signal strength on the computer screen.
www.signalharbor.com /ttt/02apr   (1813 words)

  
 User Interface Design
The Human-Computer Interaction Group is in the Computer Science Department at York University, UK and pursues research into the design and evaluation of interactive systems.
Human Interface Technology Lab (HIT Lab) is a research and development lab at the University of Washington that focuses on human computer interfaces and virtual interface technology.
Interface Design Handbook is a practical introduction to interface design Written by Clayton Lewis and John Rieman at the University of Colorado.
www.usernomics.com /user-interface-design.html   (3086 words)

  
 Data transfer computer — Interface LI100   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Only when the interface has sent a reply and the CTS-signal is set again, is the computer allowed to send a new command to the interface.
To explain the different speed step modes, first a short explanation of how information is sent via the rails to the locomotive.
After a data transmission to the interface, the computer in each case receives a reply from the interface.
www.uniserv.ru /htm/hobb/digilenz/computer.htm   (3275 words)

  
 JTLA: Volume 2, Number 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This paper discusses the development of a computer interface for passage-based, multiple-choice tests.
The effect of computer interface changes made between the two studies is discussed.
Although the observed mode effects were in general small, overall the findings suggest that it would be beneficial to develop an understanding of factors that can influence examinee behavior and to design a computer interface accordingly, to ensure that examinees are responding to test content rather than features inherent in presenting the test on computer.
www.bc.edu /research/intasc/jtla/journal/v2n6.shtml   (207 words)

  
 LOGGING COMPUTER INTERFACE
I built the level converter on a small PC board that can be mounted on the back of Neil's board.
module is not essential and it may be omitted; the counter will still transmit data to the computer.
Ideally, the counter should be connected to the local oscillator and MODE switch of your rig, but I have
www.qsl.net /ve1adh/univint.html   (511 words)

  
 Macsimum News - Intel’s wireless, multi-core patent applications for June 2006
While the client transceiver system(s) are disabled, the host transceiver system may be active to receive a notification indicative of an incoming communication associated with a particular client transceiver system.
DMA devices and other bus-mastering peripherals perform tasks described via a command chain that has access to secure resources when the processor is operating in the secure mode and the secure bit is set.
These two boot blocks may be combined in an interleaved manner in the flash memory so that during a boot process only one of the two boot blocks executes, although both are stored in the flash memory.
macsimumnews.com /index.php/archive/apple_patent_computer_interface_having_a_single_window_mode...   (1667 words)

  
 DoDIIS Profile, Section 2-2
This service component describes the human/computer interface services within the context of the seven layers of the UISRM, shown in figure 2-2 and described in more detail in Appendix A.
To ensure a consistent human/computer interface across the user community, the DOD Human Computer Interface (HCI) Style Guide, version 3 is being adopted (note that this document has been integrated into the TAFIM as volume 8).
DDS-2600-6216-93, Compartmented Mode Workstation Labeling: Encodings Format (Release 2.2), describes the encodings that are used by a CMW to control the conversion of human-readable labels into the internal format used by the CMW, the conversion from the internal format to a human-readable canonical form, and the construction of banner pages for printed output.
www.fas.org /irp/program/core/dodiis/sec2-2.html   (1018 words)

  
 Tascam US-428 Computer Controller/Interface
In the latter mode, the US-428 offers eight hardware faders that can control any number of software faders (via a simple bank-shift switch), along with recorder-style transport keys, a jog wheel, and various dedicated controls for tweaking software plug ins, EQ and more.
With its USB audio interfacing and control functions, the US-428 is ideal to pair with the Freeware version of Digidesign's Pro Tools, available as a free download from Digi's Website (www.digidesign.com/ptfree).
B4 B3 Whether in VST or native mode, the US-428 makes a slick remote controller for the B4, which is Native Instruments' Hammond B3 organ simulator.
mixonline.com /products/review/audio_tascam_us_computer/index.html   (728 words)

  
 Handwriting as Computer Interface
While nothing opposes the idea of a computer that would use multiple input modalities including speech, keyboard and pen, some applications call for a pen-only computer interface: in a social environment, speech does not provide enough privacy; for small hand-held devices and for large alphabet (e.g., Chinese), the keyboard is cumbersome.
The dream is to have a computer that looks like paper, feels like paper but is better than paper.
It can be said, with caution, that the state of the art for writer independent recognition of isolated English cursive words, with an alphabet of 26 letters, and with a vocabulary of 5,000--10,000 words, is between 5% and 10% character error rate and between 15% and 20% word error rate.
cslu.cse.ogi.edu /HLTsurvey/ch2node7.html   (1858 words)

  
 SR245 - Computer Interface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The SR245 Computer Interface module is a powerful tool for data acquisition.
Both RS-232 and GPIB interfaces are standard features of the SR245.
Data is sent in a 2 byte binary format while scan is in progress.(i..k=1 to 8, D) Sends the data of a stored scan in 2 byte binary format.
www.thinksrs.com /products/SR245.htm   (635 words)

  
 Human Computer Interface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The goal of improving the Human and Computer Interface (HCI) is to make our work with the computer more "natural." It is to capitalize upon our sensory network - sight, hearing, speech, touch, taste and smell, and to eliminate the "crude" devices with which we must now deal - the keyboard, mouse, and computer monitor.
Caution must be exercised for making serious decisions using this mode, and for meetings with individuals who have not previously met.
The drawbacks to both the large casing and to the computer monitor are numerous.
www.johnsaunders.com /papers/hci.htm   (1330 words)

  
 Kontronic ESC Computer Interface - RC Groups
I havent tried the PC interface myself but can only imagine it being valuable to the die hard comp.
The Kontronik computer interface plugs into the controller and then a computer with a windows interface can be used to change the ESC parameters.
I have an SL-70-6-18 Opto on order and wondered if the computer interface is a necessary or valuable tool.
www.rcgroups.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4706   (596 words)

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