From: Abraham Limpo Martínez (volcano_at_menta.net)
Date: Fri Nov 12 2004 - 06:09:07 PST
There's no machine that doesn't you make learn a new input way. Even the
Newton. None of my newton recognized well my numbers, so I took a look at
the way it recognizes it and... well, it resulted I had to learn to write
numbers reversing my usual motion. And I never got the newton to recognice
my &'s.
And keyboard, what an ackward invention that places the keys in a way that
actually makes us more difficult to type (see DVORAK layout for english
people)... and how fast we can type when we learn to use it. I write faster
on my keyboard than by hand.
My point is: don't dismiss a new tecnology that can be lead to great
improvement in the future. People did with the OMP and look at us!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott C. Gregory" <sgregory_at_middletech.com.au>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Improving the pen interface...
> <gripe mode on>
> Ok once again here comes another damn company spouting that "User-HAS-to
> re-learn" is the way to do things. Why is it that with todays
> technology that has the capability of walking all over our Little Green
> Friends, companies still insist of this archaic system of pen entry. It
> should always be a system learns your style, not the other way round.
>
> I feel safe i knowing that my newt will be by my side for many more
> years to come. I take great delight in being a show off at work with my
> newt, entering complete rosters and notes in the time it takes all the
> other techno geeks to scratch, scribble, hunt'n'peck just one days
meeting.
>
> Maybe if apple isn't going to revive the newt, it's time they started
> licensing Rosetta as an addon package for Tablet PCs. Would be huge
> $$$'s in that.
>
> My message to these companies:
>
> "There's the door - Use it! Don't let it hit you in the butt on the way
> out!"
> <gripe mode off>
>
> Cheers
>
> Scott
>
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