English PageA Kletterwand as a giant computer keyboard—this climbing wall (like the one alpinists use to train for a vertical ascent) has a computer keyboard integrated into it. Touching one of its 64 keys causes the corresponding program command to be executed on a local processor. The radio-equipped climbers obey the instructions of an operator. Experts from two fields—programming and mountain climbing—come together, and have to work together. The act of climbing introduces time delays and physical exertion into the otherwise instantaneous processes of programming and digital data processing. |