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Since it is a PalmOS device, it can accept handwriting input on the wide screen strip. This is similar in some ways to the wide touchpad strip on the OLPC, also intended for handwriting input. |
Since it is a PalmOS device, it can accept handwriting input on the wide screen strip. This is similar in some ways to the wide touchpad strip on the OLPC, also intended for handwriting input. |
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* The Wikipedia article is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaSmart here] |
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* Here is the [http://www.alphasmart.com/products/dana.html product page] for the device. |
* Here is the [http://www.alphasmart.com/products/dana.html product page] for the device. |
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* Here is a [http://www.pencomputing.com/palm/Pen47/dana.html review with photos] from when the device first became available in 2002. |
* Here is a [http://www.pencomputing.com/palm/Pen47/dana.html review with photos] from when the device first became available in 2002. |
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Revision as of 20:06, 23 July 2006
This is a device with a normal keyboard and a screen that is three times wider than a normal PALM screen. It runs PalmOS and is intended as a writing tool although it can run any Palm software. It can be used with the widescreen and keyboard or turned sideways and used as a Palm with a 3 times bigger screen.
Since it is a PalmOS device, it can accept handwriting input on the wide screen strip. This is similar in some ways to the wide touchpad strip on the OLPC, also intended for handwriting input.
- The Wikipedia article is here
- Here is the product page for the device.
- Here is a review with photos from when the device first became available in 2002.