触摸屏是在控制设备特别是多媒体应用中最新兴起的一个浪潮。但是人们开始触摸计算机屏的时间却要早得多。早在1978年就有人使用Elographic公司的一种早期的电阻式触摸屏传感器来控制交互式视盘系统。不久,触摸屏便开始到处流行。 触摸“目标”——屏上的按钮可以是任意大小和形状的:一个小孩触摸大象的图形,就可听到大象的叫声;工厂的工人可以触摸温度 Touch screens are the latest wave of control devices, especially multimedia applications. But people start touching the computer screen much earlier. Back in 1978 someone used Elographic’s early resistive touch screen sensors to control the interactive video disc system. Soon, the touch screen began to pop everywhere. Touch the “target” - the buttons on the screen can be of any size and shape: a child can touch an elephant’s graphic to hear an elephant’s cry; factory workers can touch the temperature