Windows for Pen Computing

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Windows for Pen Computing is a series of Microsoft-produced add-ons for Microsoft Windows versions in the mid-1990s with additional tools for Tablet PCs. It has been obsoleted by the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition in 2002.

Contents 1 Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 2 Windows for Pen Computing 2.0 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Windows for Pen Computing 1.0

Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 is an add-on to Windows 3.11 with support for pen input.^[1] It ships with various pen tools, including a writing trainer, an on-screen keyboard, and a note pad. The Windows help has also been replaced with a Pen computing version. Windows for Pen Computing 1.0 was typically packaged with pen hardware sold at the time, and was also included with the Windows SDK.

[edit] Windows for Pen Computing 2.0

Windows for Pen Computing 2.0 is an add-on to Windows 95 which adds pen input support. It has to be installed separately, and does not include any pen tools, unlike the previous version.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• About Tablet Computing Old and New - an article that mentions Windows Pen in passing
• Windows für Pen Computer (German)
• Windows for Pen Computer