WriteTouch will Support Windows 95

Hardware and software manufacturers alike are looking to Windows 95 in the hope of ushering in a new generation of stylus-based computing. This is because, unlike the current version of Windows with its pen computing extensions, each copy of Windows 95 will come with built in support, putting the pen on an equal footing with other input devices such as the mouse and keyboard.

Two companies that are hoping to take this to the bank are Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR Microelectronic Products Division) and Scriptel Holding, Inc., the companies behind the innovative electrostatic digital pen and touch technology known as WriteTouch. WriteTouch employs a unique electrostatic design that not only reduces interference from high-noise sources such as active matrix color displays, but also enables a user to interact with the system using the touch of a finger.

To foster development within the hardware and software community, the companies are now supplying a Windows 95 driver which will permit OEMs to employ the new screen technology in a range of new applications. The goal is to have WriteTouch technology form the basis for a new generation of pen tablets, pen-enabled notebooks, and personal digital assistants.

As you’ll recall, WriteTouch is the result of a three year development effort and features several important innovations including pen and finger input, thinner and lighter display systems, greater transmissivity, better resolution, and smoother OEM integration.

Symbios Logic and Scriptel plan to have WriteTouch generally available in the third quarter of 1995.

Symbios Logic Inc.
1635 Aeroplaza Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
Sherry Trunck
(719) 573-3201

Scriptel Holding Inc.
4145 Arlington Plaza
Columbus, OH 43228
J. Vance Holloway
(614) 276-8402