on 11/2/01 7:31 AM, Jeroen Goulooze at jeroengoulooze_at_hotmail.com wrote:
> I think it is easier to hold the newt in your hand when having it in
> portrait mode. Then you can walk talk and jot down notes.
>
> Jeroen Goulooze
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
>
> on 02-11-2001 7:04, James Witte at jswitte_at_bloomington.in.us wrote:
>
>> I find that it's easier to write on my Newton (2100) in landscape mode
>> rather than portrait.
>
> I've always been puzzled that so many people use their Newts in portrait,
> when I bought my first 2000 I rotated it immediately and it has been only
> rotated since for a couple of books and the first Dragon Hack ;-)
The other factor to me is the ability to rest my hand *under* the screen,
where I write. I can hardly find a rest for my hand when I'm using my 2100
in landscape, so I prefer portrait orientation.
-Laurent.
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