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- From: daven@notable.com (Dave Newman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.pen
- Subject: Re: Context switch on pen... idea
- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 17:12:41 PST
- Organization: Notable Technologies, Inc.
- Message-ID: <01058004.bo9g7v@oberon.notable.com>
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- In article <1992Aug21.181238.19837@pony.Ingres.COM> (comp.sys.pen), rion@Ingres.COM (Rion Cassidy (x3357) OGT) writes:
- | In article <1992Aug20.212708.22109@bert.eecs.uic.edu> artn@bert.eecs.uic.edu (Ellyn Sandor) writes:
- | > Does anyone else think this would be a good idea? What sort of
- | >context changing can you think of? How about a two-sided pen, sort of
- | >like flipping a pencil over to use the eraser?
- | >
- | > Stephan Meyers
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- | Yes, I came up with this while at GRiD systems, but it turned out that
- | Wang already had a patent on it. I am surprised that no one is interested
- | in implementing this way. It seem so natural.
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- I've often wanted a "eraser" end to my pen, especially when using a notetaker
- application such as GO's MiniNote. When the paint programs begin to show
- up, I think users will appreciate an eraser end even more.
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- --Dave
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