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by jcalvinowens
112 days ago
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I didn't know the impetus for the graffiti writing was actually hardware limitations, that's fascinating: > Gaffiti power writing software was another design decision
affected by the battery selection. During the design of the
first Palm handhelds, users were clamoring for natural
handwriting recognition. However, natural handwriting
recognition would require a more powerful processor and
more memory, which together required bigger batteries.
Adding all these things to a handheld would have weighed it
down and made it cost too much for the market. Instead, the
Palm designers bet that users would settle for good-enough
handwriting recognition if the result was long battery life. |
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