Key it in.Q A While I love my Palm organizer, I don't always like using the stylus. Are there any keyboards I can use instead? --D. Womack, Flanders, New Jersey You're not alone. Many Palm lovers become irritated with stylus input and Graffiti (the handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition is the ability of a computer to receive intelligible handwritten input. The image of the written text may be sensed "off line" from a piece of paper by optical scanning (optical character recognition). system for Palms). Using a stylus is a slow process when it comes to composing e-mail letters or anything longer than a memo in your personal organizer. No doubt one of the fastest ways to enter text, numbers or even to play games is to use a portable keyboard Either a very small keyboard or a full-size keyboard that can be folded into a small unit for travel. Portable keyboards are available for PDAs and other handhelds as well as laptops. See virtual keyboard. , Probably the most popular keyboard is GoType!, which is available from LandWare Inc. (www.gotype .com). The GoType! keyboard operates with all 3Com organizers, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) WorkPads, PalmPilot, the Palm series of organizers and any other pocket-size unit that supports Palm OS applications for inputting text. The keyboard requires 21K of RAM to operate and connects directly via the docking port. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , you don't need cables or batteries. You simply drop your organizer into the integrated cradle and start typing. What's nice is that it doesn't take up a lot of space, measuring 10 by 4 by 3/4s of an inch. The keys are a bit smaller than the ones you will find on a notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. or desktop computer, but there's not too much difference. If you want a full-size keyboard, try the Stowaway Portable Keyboard from Think Outside (www.targus.com), which folds away into a case that is no larger than a Palm organizer. It has the same functions as GoType!, minus the docking cradle and charger, and it has to reside on a flat surface in order to work. Stowaway retails for $99, while the GoType! keyboard has a retail list price of $69.95. Given the convenience of being able to do touch typing Typing on a keyboard without looking at the keys. Touch typing has become an essential skill these days no matter what line of work anyone does. In the early days, schools ordered special typewriters with blank keys. , this isn't a huge strain on the old purse strings. Mail your technology-related concerns to Cyberwise at BLACK ENTERPRISE, 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011, or send an e-mail to dingled@blackenterprise.com. |
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