Ah yes, but can you type fast or accurately on 0.5mm x 0.5mm keys? I'd never
want to use such a device on a home PC and I'd always want an attachable
keyboard but being able to scribble something down and not have to type with
a pin wouldn't be too bad. Unfortunately I think it would take a Cray to
decipher my scrawl (so wait 2 years for handheld crays and I'm set).

I must say the Palm's special shorthand wasn't a bad idea. Maybe as
computers take over more they'll change the alphabet to better suit PC's.

Tom.

-----Original Message-----
From: William Chops Westfield [mailto:billw@CISCO.COM]
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 9:32 AM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [OT] Microsofts Tablet PC


    I'd say myself that the SOLE impediment to the concept is adequate
    handwriting recognition.

Nonsense.  I can type much faster than I can write (and much more legibly as
well. :-) And I'm not a particularly good typist, nor am I using special
equipment (court reports go up to about 400 wpm.)

I can see a resurgence of some sort of shorthand, though.  A lost art,
now that it could be technically important.

BillW

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