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I asked an interesting question here, why the Palm Pilot (and Newton) didn't originally ship with a hardware keyboard. It's fascinating to me that devices origi
by pkamb 15y ago
I asked an interesting question here, why the Palm Pilot (and Newton) didn't originally ship with a hardware keyboard. It's fascinating to me that devices originally used handwriting recognition, then moved to physical keyboards, then to on-screen keyboards.
http://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Apple-Newton-and-Palm-Pilot-use-handwriting-recognition-rather-than-a-mini-physical-keyboard http://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Apple-Newton-and-Palm-Pilot...
- glenra 15y agoOne reason is because keyboards that small are hard to type on and take up valuable screen real estate. Another reason is that there's something about writing on a pad that seems less intrusive, more casual, than typing. If you take a few notes at a meeting on a pad of paper you're more obviously still mentally present at the meeting - less involved with your note-taking process - than if you type at a keyboard. I still miss the Newton Notepad app and want something like it - including the stylus and handwriting recognition - on an iPhone and iPad.
- officemonkey 15y agoAlthough I really liked Graffiti on the Palm, I think I may be faster on the iPhone keyboard (especially with the basic autocorrect stuff turned on). I wish there was a way to try graffiti on the iPhone and do some basic typing tests to see for myself. On the other hand, I get really frustrated with the autocorrect on the iPhone. It correct proper nouns FAR too often.