Re: [NTLK] Does this look familiar -- Microsoft does a Newton

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Fri Nov 01 2002 - 13:00:29 EST


On 01/11/02 12:15, "G.E. Ross" <g.e.ross_at_sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Check it out.
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,56130,00.html
>
> Even shows handwriting recognition in one of the images.

I, for one, am not impressed. Handwriting recognition accuracy at 60% if you
have an average handwriting? Close to 4 pounds? It is more a laptop than a
PDA, methinks. Still far from the convenience of a 2100 at more than twice
the price that the 2100 was selling. Who would want to use something like
that? Yes, I know this one, no matter what MicroShaft introduces, there will
always be legions of drones that will line up to get their hands on it...

What a pity...

-Laurent.

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