Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!wwu.EDU!ANDYG From: ANDYG@wwu.EDU ("Dr. Megabyte") Newsgroups: comp.society.futures Subject: Re: Personal Computing in the Year 2000. Message-ID: <8806251950.AA18594@bu-cs.bu.edu> Date: 25 Jun 88 18:15:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 30 I like the pressure-sensitive LCD panel with a stylus as input device, and when I was reading the discussion of handwriting and character recognition as the user interface, it occurred to me that most people write with their hand resting on the writing surface. I'd think this would cause trouble with the pressure-sensitive panel, and not being able to rest one's hand on it might make delicate stylus movements awkward. I suppose one could always rest one's wrist on the edge of the case, and extend the hand with the stylus out over the panel, but it might take some getting used to. And just for the record, I think the ability to broadcast personal information at regular intervals is a great idea. The only drawback I can come up with is that perhaps not quite as much work would get done around the office... but, heck. Andy Gillcrist Internet: andyg%wwu.edu@relay.cs.net or: @relay.cs.net:andyg@wwu.edu (better) "Things fall apart -- it's scientific!" -- Talking Heads The above might represent the opinions of the Western Washington University Computer Center. Then again, it might not.