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The only form of interactive man-machine interface which was generally available until the 1970s involved the user entering commands via a keyboard. These commands were then interpreted and acted upon by the operating system or program. Such an interface makes it necessary for the user to learn a command language, and it is claimed that this may introduce a significant psychological barrier for some people. Since the command language is different for different operating systems, in terms of both syntax and the facilities available, it can certainly be time-consuming and frustrating to have to make a change from one system to another.
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Murray-Smith, D.J. (1995). The Principles of Block Diagram-Oriented Simulation Tools. In: Continuous System Simulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2504-2_7
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