Jeff Sheldon <jeff_at_jurai.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Glen Warner wrote:
>
>> Jeff --! Dude --! You left us hanging. What happend? Did you
get to
>> do all the cool stuff described above? Did Big Bill get upset?
Did you
>> spend a month or two in jail ...? Inquiring minds (blah blah blah)!
>
> I actually decided not to go based on others' reviews here on the
list (as
> well as various web review). The real stinker that held me back was
the
> poor capabilities of XP's stylus use and HWR. Some of the hardware
> designs sound pretty slick, but fine linens wrapped around a beast
of an
> OS aren't enough to make me miss work and let more things pile up.
Drat --! That pesky work stuff always crops up to put a kink in
someone's plans ...
> Visually, I feel that Compaq's TabletPC design looks the most
appealing,
> but I haven't matched specs since I was first considering attending
the
> conference. http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/tc1000.html
I'm still kicking myself for not being able to attend* the STC
(Society for Technical Communication) meeting, where the people who
wrote the user assistance (say 'help') gave a presentation. Judging
from the reactions from my fellow tech writers at my eMate ("What's
that?"), I'm fairly sure (with my questions and impromptu demo) it
would've been an interesting evening.
>
>> Where's those pictures ...?
>
> "Where's the beef?"
"She's dead, Jim."
> -Jeff
--gdw
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*had a bit of an accident enroute. My poor CRX ...!
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