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From: turnbull@john.CES.CWRU.Edu (John Turnbull)
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Subject: Re: Handwriting technology - What good is it?
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Date: 22 Aug 90 03:17:50 GMT
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Handwriting as input has three advantages.

	a) Drawing (e.g. graphs, tables etc) and text can be input
	   with the same device.
	b) Not everyone has great keyboard skills, and so could write
	   faster than type.
	c) Text can be changed with standard editor's signs.