Re: [NTLK] regarding Newton HWR

On May 6, 2007, at 4:06 PM, Dan wrote:

> There has been a lot of discussion on how the Newton HWR experience
> differs from person to person. One question I have is, was the Newton
> ever brain wiped (totally erased) after you got it and started over
> from
> scratch?
Actually if you are using the print recognizer, there really isn't
any "learning" occurring.

> The reason I ask this is, perhaps it learned the last owners
> handwriting and is comparing yours to that which is different. This
> alone could create problems. And we all know how well a Newton keeps
> its data. I don't recall offhand where the learnt HWR information is
> kept but perhaps if this is the issue one of our developers could
> write
> a small autopart that will erase this data without needing a full
> brain
> wipe?

If you are using the cursive recognizer, there might be some truth in
this concept.

Marty

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