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User preferences for task-specific vs. generic application software

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Bonnie A. Nardi,

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CHI '94: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 392 - 398

https://doi.org/10.1145/191666.191796

Published: 24 April 1994 Publication History

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1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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CHI '94: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 1994

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ISBN:0897916506

DOI:10.1145/191666

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Univ. of Michigan

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