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Thread Number: 85210
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
when did appliances start using the "play" icon as a start button? |
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Post# 1097302 , Reply# 2 11/16/2020 at 16:52 (1,257 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 1097309 , Reply# 3 11/16/2020 at 17:58 (1,257 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 1097312 , Reply# 4 11/16/2020 at 18:23 (1,257 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1097317 , Reply# 6 11/16/2020 at 19:01 (1,257 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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 I'm going to toss out an unvalidated theory: The play/pause functionality wasn't tied to the transition from electromechanical to electronic controls, but rather was forced into being (and necessitated) by other factors. The timing of these is just a coincidence. Take for example the early electronic Maytag A9900 washer. Fully modernized with pushbutton controls and a digital display, it didn't have a "start" button because it didn't *need* one - simply pressing the desired wash cycle button would instantly start the machine on that program. To have added a "start" button would only have added needless user interaction steps for no benefit. Likewise, the machine didn't need a pause function, because simply lifting the lid would bring motion to a halt - the same as it had been on prior Maytags. So what *forced* the Start/Pause function? Lid-locks would be one thing to look at. When did safety regulations (or legal exposure) change that lid-locking during agitation/spin became required? Was there a specific incident or lawsuit that can be pointed to for this? If a machine has a lid lock, a "pause" function becomes a basic requirement or you will have tremendous customer complaints. And if the user has intervened to pause the machine, you need _some_ way for them to tell it to resume again... Just a theory - Maybe it gives your research a different path to look down? | ||
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Post# 1097319 , Reply# 7 11/16/2020 at 19:05 (1,257 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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>> I think it’s also because the symbol is increasingly ubiquitous and universally understood. >> If you went back to the 1980s it may have been on tape decks and VCRs but it often was just written PLAY and REWIND etc Switching from words to symbols also reduces design/manufacturing/parts/logistics costs significantly for items sold in multiple countries, or to regions where multiple languages are spoken. | ||
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Post# 1097322 , Reply# 8 11/16/2020 at 19:57 (1,257 days old) by wilkinsservis (Melbourne Australia) |
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Need for non-language specific maufacturing | ||
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Post# 1097324 , Reply# 9 11/16/2020 at 20:16 (1,256 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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AFAIK, my first design that had a start-pause icon was the gallery (US version), followed by affinity | ||
| Post# 1097325 , Reply# 10 11/16/2020 at 20:23 (1,256 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
 I always think of cassette decks when I see these symbols. My first cassette deck in 1979 had these symbols over the keys. Most cassette decks used them and some only used the symbols and didn't bother with the text at all.
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