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Microsoft plans to launch its revolutionary handwritten notes-taking Tablet PC on Nov. 7, 2002, a senior official revealed yesterday. Microsoft press release I ...

By Paul Rolich | Updated on November 30, 2002

Microsoft plans to launch its revolutionary handwritten notes-taking Tablet PC on Nov. 7, 2002, a senior official revealed yesterday. Microsoft press release

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Idont really consider myself a hardware geek. I try to stay on top of the technology, but my interests are more in software and system design than hardware. Counting only gear for which I have personally forked over the cash, I am using my third PDA (Cassiopeia E-200 with the Pocket PC operating system), my second personal laptop, my second two-way pager, my seventh cell phone, and I dont even know how many desktop systems. So, I do have some credentials as a power user, but I generally dont purchase hardware unless there is a compelling reason. Thats why I am so intrigued by the Tablet PC. This is Bill Gates new baby. Since he relinquished the day-to-day operations of the company to Steve Ballmer and immersed himself in product development, the Tablet PC has been his pet project. He claims he uses a Tablet PC for day-to-day computing and we all will soon be following suit. Really? Lets take a look at these things and see where they might justify the investment.

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