Microsoft Corp yesterday launched Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, or Windows for Pens. MicroSlate Inc, Momenta Inc, NCR Corp and NEC Corp announced availability of pen computers with Windows for Pens pre-installed. Building on Windows 3.1 it integrates a special set of pen extensions that support pen innovations such as ink, gestures, and recognition of handwriting, shapes, and special symbols. It will be able to run from ROM and use Advanced Power Management. It will only be shipped to end-users pre-installed, and Microsoft is not revealing the OEM price for the product. There are 11 applications, with another 80 planned.
