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I don't know what do you here yet but when I do I will fill it up fast. My one thought

was to add the links and add advice's on how to use your Newton and how to make your life easier

with the newton. Such as HWR ( handwriting recognition ) techniques.

Well you all get the picture. this site will be filled...again in time.

Handwriting Recognition and How it Works

By Seth Willis

Newton 2.0 OS includes a new
handwriting recognizer. This article
explains when the new recognition
technology is used and how it
differs from the previous handwriting
recognition technology.

In Newton 1.3 OS, the recognizer "learned"
your handwriting habits. This means that
certain writing habits are weighted when the
Newton OS looks up a word in its word lists.
Word lists contain possible words you might
be writing. There are several word lists in the
Newton OS, including names, cities, states,
and others. The personal word list is the only
word list that you can modify, and it is also
the only list imported when upgrading to the
Newton 2.0 OS.

In Newton 2.0 OS, there are two separate
handwriting recognizers: Cursive (connected
letters) and Printing (separate letters). The
Cursive recognizer works like the recognizer
in the Newton 1.3 OS, but it has new
algorithms that have been improved for better
recognition and speed. Your letters can touch
each other, and it "learns" your writing habits.
When using the Cursive recognizer, you can
still choose the letter-by-letter recognizer by
tapping a word, and then tapping on Try
Letters in the word list. With the Printing
recognizer, the Newton OS performs a
letter-by-letter evaluation of your writing.
When using the Printing recognizer, letters
cannot touch each other, and it does not
"learn" your writing habits.

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