Windows for Pen Computing
Windows for Pen Computing was an add-on for Windows 3.1x that incorporated specialized software for pen computing. Microsoft published Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 in 1992.[1]. Microsoft developed the Windows for Pen Computing operating environment (informally known as Pen Windows and W4PC) to compete with the PenPoint OS by GO Corporation.[2] Windows XP Tablet PC Edition superseded Windows for Pen Computing in 2002.
Among the software additions to "Pen Windows" were an on-screen keyboard, a notepad program for writing with the stylus, and a program for training the system to respond accurately to the user's handwriting. Microsoft included Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 in the Windows SDK, and the operating environment was also bundled with compatible devices.
After Microsoft released Windows 95 in 1995, they released Windows for Pen Computing 2.0 for this new operating system. Unlike the previous version of W4PC, Windows for Pen Computing 2.0 did not feature an on-screen keyboard, handwriting recognition training, or a notepad.
See also
References
- ^ Lisa Stampfli (December 1995). "Pen Computing and Windows 95". Pen Computing Magazine. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ Marlin Eller and Jennifer Edstrom (1998), [[Barbarians Led by Bill Gates]], Owl Books, retrieved 2008-10-17
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External links
- The Unknown History of Pen Computing contains a history of pen computing, including touch and gesture technology, from approximately 1917 to 1992.
- About Tablet Computing Old and New - an article that mentions Windows Pen in passing
- 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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