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The palm hand writing system was amazing. Instead of trying to teach the computer to recognize everyone's handwriting, people - the users, adapted by learning a
by pomian 5y ago
The palm hand writing system was amazing. Instead of trying to teach the computer to recognize everyone's handwriting, people - the users, adapted by learning a few very simple rules, to write notes. It took about 3 minutes to learn.
After 5 minutes of use, you could take down written notes, almost as fast as on paper -
which were digitised. You could do it without looking at the screen.
(20 years later old Palm users still have a few weird handwriting quirks.)
- puetzk 5y agoJust FYI, it lives on, and there's an android keyboard app that implements it! mostly useful if you have a device with stylus, of course: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.access_company.graffiti_pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.access_com...
- mdp2021 5y ago> mostly useful if you have a device with stylus I have been using graffiti since I use Android, and I use it with fingers more frequently than with a stylus: no problem. You do not need the stylus. (But I use a modified application with the option to set the graffiti area height - that may be an enabler on some systems.)
- 5555624 5y agoYou don't need a stylus. I've been using this app since I got a smart phone and only have a stylus if I am sitting at my desk. It's much quicker -- for me -- than the keyboard. With Android 11, I've noticed that sometimes it "locks" up and I need to switch to the Samsung keyboard for a couple of characters and then switch back. (This could be a Samsung issue, as I never had a problem with my Sony phones.)
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 5y agoMy AST Gridpad (aka Tandy Zoomer) had Graffiti. To this day I still have the strokes in muscle memory.