APPENDIX B
Common PEN*KEY 6000 Series Information
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6200/6300 Hand-Held Computer Programmer’s Reference Guide
Handwriting Recognition
Handwriting recognition (HWX) refers to the process of converting handwritten
electronic ink into machineĆreadable character strings. Once the driving force in
pen computing, HWX has taken a secondary role to the pencentric" application;
that is, an application optimized for use with a pen. With Pen Windows, MicroĆ
soft offers a handwriting recognition system known as
MARS
. It gets the job
done, although with far less speed and accuracy than most users find acceptable.
OEMs, such as Intermec Technologies Corporation, have the option of licensing
Pen Windows without the MARS recognizer.
Applications
DLLs
INIs
APIs
Additional
Windows
Files
(optional)
Handwriting
Recognition
Pen Windows
Minimal Windows System Files
Windows Drivers
DOS
DOS Drivers
BIOS
Hardware
Customers purchasing the INTERMEC Pen Windows license may also license
the handwriting recognition systems (Communications Intelligence Corp. (CIC))
from Intermec Technologies Corporation, at additional cost.
NORAND Value Adds
In addition to WindowsĆspecific value added software provided by Intermec
Technologies Corporation, there are several BIOSĆ and DOSĆlevel programs liĆ
censed with the PEN*KEY 6000 Series Computer. The following is a list of softĆ
ware included and a brief description of the software's value.
BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
This is the lowĆlevel software that allows operating systems, such as DOS and
Windows, to work on the PEN*KEY 6000 Series Computer. This BIOS is unique
because of the additions that were made to support power management. StanĆ
dard BIOS on PCs do not have the functionality available to implement the level
of power management that is present in the PEN*KEY 6000 Series Computer.
Card Services
This software, licensed from SystemSoft, implements the software portion of the
PC Card specification that allows use of numerous forms of PC Cards in the
PEN*KEY 6000 Series Computer. It is key to allowing a customer to change
cards over time, as technology moves forward. A computer with a PC Card slot
that does not have this software requires custom software drivers for each card
the user requires.
B. Common PEN*KEY
6000 Series Info.
