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  With Launch of Tablet PCs, Pen-Based Computing Is a Reality
Time: 13:05 EST/18:05 GMT | News Source: Microsoft Press Release | Posted By: Byron Hinson

It's been a while since handwriting made history - about 3,500 years, in fact, since Sumerian tradesmen began etching lists in clay. With today's launch of the Tablet PC, Microsoft and its partners make handwriting news: The Tablet PC joins handwritten input and digital processing to make pen-based computing a reality.Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates displays a new Tablet PC in New York, Nov. 7. Click image for high-res version. That's good news for mobile corporate workers, who can now bring the full power of a PC to situations where a keyboard and mouse are inconvenient or inappropriate.

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