User Interface Technology Survey
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-87-TR-006Abstract
This report is one of a series of survey reports. It is not intended to provide an exhaustive discussion of topics pertinent to the area of distributed systems technology. Rather, it is intended as an informative review of the technology surveyed. These surveys were conducted in late 1985 and early 1986.
One of the core technology areas in which project members conducted a survey was user interface technology. This report attempts to do two things: specify an understanding of user interfaces by presenting a taxonomy that encompasses the various aspects of user interfaces, and indicate the state of the technology today by highlighting some of the major issues.
Cite This SEI Report
Feiler, P. (1987, April 1). User Interface Technology Survey. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-006). Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/user-interface-technology-survey/.
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author={Feiler, Peter},
title={User Interface Technology Survey},
month={Apr},
year={1987},
number={{CMU/SEI-87-TR-006},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/user-interface-technology-survey/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Oct-25}
}
Feiler, Peter. "User Interface Technology Survey." (CMU/SEI-87-TR-006). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, April 1, 1987. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/user-interface-technology-survey/.
P. Feiler, "User Interface Technology Survey," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-006, 1-Apr-1987 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/user-interface-technology-survey/. [Accessed: 25-Oct-2026].
Feiler, Peter. "User Interface Technology Survey." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-006). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 1987. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/user-interface-technology-survey/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
Feiler, Peter. User Interface Technology Survey. CMU/SEI-87-TR-006. Software Engineering Institute. 1987. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/user-interface-technology-survey/