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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (CNEWS MUST DIE!)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: pen based interfaces and the future
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Date: 7 May 91 15:09:29 GMT
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e-reuter@UIUC.EDU (Erik Reuter) writes:
>                   The notebook computer could have a keyboard, but this is
> undesirable since keyboards take up a good deal of space, are heavy, are
> easy to damage, and require two hands.

You mean "QWERTY keyboards take up..."

The keyboard on my Microwriter AgendA is very compact, lightweight, hard to
damage, requires only one hand, and is fine for touch-typing.

And it only takes a few hours to learn.

>                                        The solution is a pen based
> interface.

"The" solution?  Don't be silly. You're assuming that there is a problem.


mathew