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From: akcs.briank@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Brian Korver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: GO OS vs. Microsoft Pen Windows
Keywords: go microsoft stylus notebook windows
Message-ID: <27e7cde9:2455.6comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP>
Date: 20 Mar 91 21:40:04 GMT
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It seems to me a little early to discuss PenWindows.
 Seeing that Windows is not yet even a full
mouse-based GUI (the Mac has been since the
mid-80's).  What I mean is, how much
software currently running under Windows
really takes full advantage of the GUI
interface?  In fact, because Windows is slow,
many applications avoid using too much
WYSIWYG.  Without taking full advantage of
GUI, a pen-based computer is impossible.
Think about how often you type something
under Windows that you would click on with
the Mac (and the Mac is not the perfect
 system for a pen either because it
relies on the keyboard too much for a
keyboard-less computer).
Whatever, putting a pen-based interface over
Windows, over MS-DOS sounds too clunky
(and slow) to me.  I mean, it's a nice trick and
Microsoft will probably take over the market
due to sheer size, but it would be great if GO
could actually become successful.
-Brian Korver