Windows for Pen Computing
Windows for Pen Computing was a series of Microsoft-produced add-ons for Microsoft Windows versions in the mid-1990s with additional tools for Pen computing PCs. Windows for Pen Computing (also known as Pen Windows and W4PC) was developed as Microsoft's Pen computing response to the PenPoint OS by GO Corporation. [1] Windows for Pen Computing was obsoleted by the Tablet PC support for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition in 2002.
Windows for Pen Computing 1.0
Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 was an add-on to Windows 3.11 with support for pen input.[2] It shipped with various pen tools, including a writing trainer, an on-screen keyboard, and a note pad. The Windows help was also replaced with a Pen computing version. Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 was typically packaged with pen hardware sold at the time, and was also included with the Windows SDK.
Windows for Pen Computing 2.0
Windows for Pen Computing 2.0 was an add-on to Windows 95 which adds pen input support. It has to be installed separately, and did not include any pen tools, unlike the previous version.
References
- ^ Marlin Eller and Jennifer Edstrom (1998), [[Barbarians Led by Bill Gates]], Owl Books, retrieved 2008-10-17
{{citation}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ Lisa Stampfli (December 1995). "Pen Computing and Windows 95". Pen Computing Magazine. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
External links
- About Tablet Computing Old and New - an article that mentions Windows Pen in passing
- The Unknown History of Pen Computing contains a history of pen computing, including touch and gesture technology, from approximately 1917 to 1992.
- Annotated bibliography of references to handwriting recognition and pen computing
- Windows für Pen Computer Template:De icon
- Windows for Pen Computer (german link above translated by Google)
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