The Handwriting on the Screen

July 1996 / Reviews / PDA Packs Power in Your Pocket / The Handwriting on the Screen

The Pilot uses Palm's Graffiti software to read letters you input with a stylus. Graffiti forces you to write letters its way. For instance, an A is written with two strokes and no crossbar like an upside-down V. The designers restricted the alphabet to save writing time and to increase the differences between letters. The system isn't fo olproof, but it's a significant advance over the old technology. It takes some time to learn, but the speed is worth it. Humans are just easier to train than computers.

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Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it is theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.

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