Re: [NTLK] Taking notes on Newton

From: LA GREEN (lagoff1_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Apr 21 2002 - 17:38:27 EDT


OK I WRITE IN ALL CAPS (SAME WAY I TYPE ALSO 8-) BUT ON MY MP2K IT
RECOGNIZES MY HANDWRITING , WHICH MOST REFER TO AS GRAFITI, WITH NO
PROBLEMS. SO MY VOTE IS TO UPGRADE OR LEARN HOW TO PICK UP THE PEN BETWEEN
LETTERS.

LEWIS

>From: "Stephen Swift (aka Burnum)" <burnum_at_mac.com>
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>To: "newtontalk newtontalk.net" <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] Taking notes on Newton
>Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 16:44:03 -0400
>
>
>I know this is a blast from the past but oh well...
>
>At 3/13/02 12:34 AM, Christopher Plummer (plumcakes_at_mac.com) Wrote:
>
> > I found the best system for notes was the outline in the built in notes
> > app. Of course there may be a third party app. and if there is someone
> > please tell me. The only serious disadvantage is the loss of graphics.
> > It's hard to make a chart, picture, or flowchart with a Newt. I started
> > on a 130 like you and moved to a 2100 pretty quickly. Note taking on
> > the 2100 is definately easier. Might I also recomend getting a couple
> > memory cards; one to backup and the other to store your notes.
>
>I have a MP 120 and really am disappointed at it's handwriting recognition.
>I believe it's Newton OS 2.0. I can write much faster with pen/paper and I
>can only get 90% accuracy. My problem is my scrawl is a cross between
>prin=
>t
>and cursive. My letters looks like printed letters but I rarely pick up
>th=
>e
>pen and the Newton gets confused when I select "printing" but if I choose
>cursive, it really has trouble interpreting the letters. Does anyone have
>any tips? Or should I just upgrade to a MP 2100?
>
>Stephen Swift =BF' The Burnum Man
>burnum_at_mac.com
>
>
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