Re: [NTLK] Letter Shapes in HWR Prefs

From: Michael J. Hußmann (michael_at_michael-hussmann.de)
Date: Thu Dec 26 2002 - 17:21:13 EST


Chris Ruprecht (chris_at_ruprecht.org) wrote:

> What is going on here? Is there Inkwell in the iPaq's PocketPC OS? Did Apple
> sell out (traitors)? Did Micro$oft steal this from Apple (thieves, pirates)?
> Any explanations to this?

The explanation is quite simple. First, Inkwell (aka Rosetta) is the
printed, not the cursive recognizer. The cursive recognizer was licensed
from the Russian software company Paragraph, and they did license their
technology not just to Apple, but also to other companies.

- Michael

Michael J. Hussmann

E-mail: michael_at_michael-hussmann.de
WWW: http://michael-hussmann.de

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