Sta.sh
At first it seemed that the interface was simple an LCD screen built into the
wall. There was a keyboard tray also built in, and a complicated keyboard on the
tray. As Terian approached the seat, a welcome message appeared on the screen.
He entered a password, and the system seemed to run a short diagnostic. Once it
finished, the true interface came online. Every panel inside the sphere was a
screen, creating the illusion of a perfectly spherical monitor. Information and
images appeared on various monitors, all one massive projection. Where one
screen ended the next began. As Terian scanned information, James watched it
move about. He noticed that Terian was manipulating a scroll ball on the
keyboard. As he did, the screen seemed to rotate. Everything was active
simultaneously, just out of the way, and Terian knew exactly where to go to find
it all. The keyboard had a small, flat screen on it that displayed a thumbnail
of the entire display. He would work for a moment, then quickly spin the ball,
and the information would fly by until it was exactly where he wanted it.
Looking closer, James saw that some things seemed closer than others. The
interface was fully three-dimensional. When Terian was using certain objects, he
would pull them to the front with another control. It was similar to a mouse,
but on an adjustable vertical platform. If he pulled the mouse up, the cursor
moved forward, and pushing down moved the cursor into the background. Such a
system would take years to master, but it Terian knew it like the back of his
hand.
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Tired 
, my friend.
*bow*
