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Uses a stylus and tablet/touchscreen
Pen computing refers to any computer user-interface using a digital pen or stylus and tablet, over input devices such as a keyboard or a mouse. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Pen computingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: K-Alpha Calculator–Krippendorff's Alpha Calculator: A user-friendly tool for computing Krippendorff's Alpha inter-rater reliability coefficientInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: StartupThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Basic concepts and taxonomy of dependable and secure computingCited 4,021 times
- Go sideways: History of tablet computersA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Graphics tabletA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Basic concepts and taxonomy of dependable and secure computing
The rise of “big data” on cloud computing: Review and open research issues
Pen computing
Home Health Nurses' Initial Experiences with Wireless, Pen‐Based Computing
Pen-based computing
Research of Interaction Computing Based on Pen Gesture in Conceptual Design
Applications and Issues in Pen-Centric Computing
Pen‐based computing
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
StartupJerry Kaplan · 1995
Computer art and animationDavid D. Thornburg · 1983- 📕Troubleshooting & Repairing Notebook, Palmtop, & Pen ComputersStephen J. Bigelow · 1993
The Impact of Pen and Touch Technology on EducationTracy Hammond, Stephanie Valentine · 2015
Creative PhotoshopDerek Lea · 2007
Frontiers in Pen and TouchTracy Hammond, Aaron Adler · 2017- 📕Microsoft Windows for Pen ComputingTerry A. Ward · 1992
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Tablet PCs (Absolute Beginner's Guide)Craig Forrest Mathews · 2003
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