Re: [NTLK] Build your own Newton?

From: Daniel Padilla (daniel.padilla_at_wanadoo.es)
Date: Wed Oct 31 2001 - 03:50:50 EST


    I made a little program just to test that. How would you feel with a
320x240 screen?

Download resizescreen at :

http://perso.wanadoo.es/daniel.padilla/newton/progs.htm

read the Readme.txt file

Daniel Padilla

> > >> Why does a smaller screen/body rule out real handwriting?
> > >=20
> > > Because there isn't enough space, unless your handwriting is really tiny.
> > > The screen space of the MP2100 is OK in this respect, and certainly
> > > better than the MP120 I used before. With the 160 x 160 pixel space of
> > > the Palm, enabling real HWR doesn't help much. Printing single letters in
> > > a small space is actually the best you can do when you have to live with
> > > these limitations.
>
> Okay, maybe I misunderstand what you guys mean by this 160 X 160
> business. Is there any pictures of this anywhere that demonstrates
> this? What am I missing? Are we misunderstanding each other?
>
> What I meant in the original question was the idea of writing all over
> the Palm-sized screen, not just in the little, puny area at the bottom.
> Allegedly there is an app that lets you actually write Graffiti on any
> part of the screen when using a Palm OS unit.
>
> Thus, if you could write all over the screen (okay, a littler screen,
> not the big, honking, lovely one we mp2k/ump2k-ers use), NOT just in the
> little area (in case I'm being misunderstood), would this not be
> sufficient space given a newtons ability to naturally page down as you
> run out of space?
>

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