CalliGrapher

CalliGrapher is an early handwriting recognition engine created by and licensed by Apple Computer to be adapted for use in Newton OS.
==History==
The implementation of CalliGrapher in Newton OS was codenamed "Rosetta". Writing "ROSETTA! ROSETTA! ROSETTA!" will cause a Newton device to respond with the text: "ROSETTA! ROSETTA! Hey, that's me!"Handwriting Recognition Technology in the Newton's Second Generation "Print Recognizer" (The One That Worked) (PDF), by Larry Yaeger, World Wide Newton Conference, September 4–5, 2004. CalliGrapher was also licensed to Microsoft for use in Windows CE as "Transcriber".An Interview with an Apple Newton User by Julie Strietelmeier, The Gadgeteer. 2008-12-23.
==Legacy==
Larry Yaeger, who had worked on the print handwriting recognition of Newton OS 2.0, ported the technology as Inkwell for use in Mac OS X 10.2 and 10.3.
A new handwriting recognition feature named Scribble was introduced in watchOS 3 in September 2016,How to Use Scribble to Write Messages on Your Apple Watch by Lori Kaufman, How-To Geek. 2016-09-30. and then iPadOS 14 in September 2020.iPadOS 14.5 adds new Scribble languages, iOS 14.5 gets tweaked app purchase sheet, AppleInsider. 2021-02-20.
==References==
==External links==
*CalliGrapher 6.5 at PhatWare (accessed 2002-12-22)
**CalliGrapher 7.4 User's Guide (PDF, 2004)
* at Wikipedia
Category:Newton software
Category:1993 introductions