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Tuesday, September 03, 2002
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pl/xml/02/09/02/020902pltablet.xml No match for paper Tom Yager PAPER IS SILENT and supremely portable. When you use a pen to fill out a form, you're using one of the densest, most efficient input tools available. Remarkably, computers have yet to match these benefits. A notebook PC's keyboard and pointing device make the system impractical to use while standing. You can't type and click and still pay proper attention to a customer or a patient. And working a keyboard and pointing stick during a meeting or a class is inconsiderate at best. We need affordable systems that combine the convenience of paper with the filing, sharing, and searching power of a PC. Microsoft's Tablet PC specification lays out a standard design for a Windows notebook with a pen-sensitive screen. The main attraction is the device's capability of capturing, storing, and reproducing pen strokes. Tablet PC software lets you treat handwritten notes like documents. You can cut, paste, and insert words, sentences, or paragraphs. It's easy to add doodles and freehand diagrams to your notes. When you're done scribbling, you can ship those pen strokes (called ink) to someone else in e-mail. You also can print ink documents and file them in folders under searchable keywords....
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