Remembering Apple’s Newton, 30 years on

Re:Remembering Apple’s Newton, 30 years on by BeFlatXIII on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @09:08AM (#31581278)

I don't think cursive's ergonomic claims hold for lefties, as we have to push the pen instead of smoothly pulling it along. Perhaps if I were writing Arabic, my opinion would be different.

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Re:Remembering Apple’s Newton, 30 years on by diablerouge on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:47PM (#31585447)

I'm a lefty and have found cursive very comfortable (and I'm also both an underwriter and an overwriter.) Perhaps if you're a sidewriter you get the worse experience of pushing a pen.

I definitely find writing a nicer experience with a pencil, a fountain pen, or a felt-tipped pen - ballpoints require too much pressure to be comfortable.

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Re:Remembering Apple’s Newton, 30 years on by anon2020dot00 on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:53PM (#31585517)

As a lefty side-writer, I find no challenge with using cursive. Writing in print is also pushing most of the time so I don't understand the claim that lefties has to push more.

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