This report presents a complete translation of the Czechoslovakian standard for control pushbuttons and compares it with similar standards as established in the United States. The comparison tends to show specific differences between the two countries’ efforts to establish standards in this area. The Czechoslovak standards are rigid and specific while the U.S. standards are variable and left to interpretation of the individual.
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