You're right. Other failures back then were also trying to do that. Unfortunately, it wasn't generally accepted that those two goals were not achievable. That'

You're right. Other failures back then were also trying to do that. Unfortunately, it wasn't generally accepted that those two goals were not achievable. That's engineering for you: figuring out what's actually possible. There was a little sticker you could put on the back of your Palm Pilot that reminded you of the Graffiti language. As you said, it was not a deal-breaker.