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From: akcs.falco@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Andrey Dolgachev)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Crazy dreams of HP48's with touchscreens
Keywords: serial mouse
Message-ID: <279c8752:1727.10comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jan 91 19:40:08 GMT
References: <38125@cup.portal.com> <1991Jan21.163755.9569@ugle.unit.no>
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Gee, guys, when I said that I  thought that some of the discussions about
touch-screens, math co-s, etc. was wierd, I didn't mean to sound like a
retro-grouch.  Anyways, I don't mind discussions of advances, I just
wanted to focus into a more practical matter.  Well, anyways, Jake
Schwartz makes a good point when he talks about a Hypercard-like keyboard
with keys that can be whatever shape and location we wish.  I think that
an interesting idea would be, not to put a touch-screen on such a small
screen, but to make a seperate tablet with functions and menu commands on
it.  This would be like the Wiz for the Mac, with common functions and
commands available as templates for your graphics tablet.  The problem
with this, of course is that it would be too large for handheld use, even
if it was significantly minituarized.  A touch-sceen would be better for
a more graphics-oriented sytem than the HP currently is.  The problem
with the 48 is that there are as many, if not more commands than a
standard computer program, without the large screen and graphical
interface.  Anybody have ideas on how to make real menus, aka Windows or
Mac for the HP (w/o using a lot of space)?
          ----Falco