Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!gatech!psuvax1!psuvm!ims103 From: IMS103@psuvm.psu.edu (Ian Matthew Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds Subject: Re: Don't Panic - a dream Message-ID: <91170.171204IMS103@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 19 Jun 91 21:12:04 GMT References: <43362@cup.portal.com> <7751@acorn.co.uk> Distribution: comp Organization: Penn State University Lines: 21 asmith@acorn.co.uk (Andy Smith) writes: >One of the reasons that the 95 is called a palmtop is that you can hold it >in the palms of your hands and type with your thumbs. This may sound rather >conveluted, but with a little practice it allows for quite fast steady >typing. If you try and use it like a calculator, you will find it difficult >to type, I suggest you borrow a 95 and try your thumbs. Let me know how you >find this method. WHen I had my HP28, I woudl use it in this manner, holding it open in my palms and using one thumb for each kayboard. After a few months of using it I could find the most used functions on tha alpha keyboard without looking at it. (Ie. folded for one-handed use) Now with teh 48, it is nice to be able to have all the functions on one keyboard. I have found that with a little practice, I can hold the 48 in one hand, and type with that thumb, leaving the other hand free. With a little more practice I can use either hand about the same. The 48 is really great for true one-handed use. Just my .034C (In base 13 :) cents. - Ian Smith <>