SELECTED COMMENTS
| The following are some comments about the X-Number data-entry method posted in the Guest-Book: |
| "James, as you know I
think your patent is great and conforms more easily to the way we think. I had a chance to
check it out here and I like it. One question: Is the keyboard going to conform to numeric
key-pads or are you proposing new locations for the numbers as you have on your web site
here? I would opt for keeping the current key-pad and including extra keys from your idea.
I'd like to also reiterate my suggestion that a good idea for the first market of this is
childrens computers to make it easier for them to learn and to introduce your idea to an
"up-and-coming" generation." Alex de
Leon |
| "This
seems much easier when doing data entry or calculations. I work in tech support for a
company that develops software for depreciation calculations... Often the customer will
rattle off a huge number (in an irritated voice), so I have to take it down quickly. After
a while you get good at it, but doing it with this tool will be easier." Marco Vaca Jr. |
| "Your extended numeric
entry, from what I tried, seemed nice. It took a little to get used to, but once I got the
hang of it, it went pretty well. It seems to be especially good for numbers with a fair
amount of zeros." Kenton Green |
| "I like the X number
idea, I think your barriers will be habitual rather than anything else. I guess your next
step is talking a manufacturer into it?' Steve
Haynes |
| "Your "000"
number-entry method is TOTALLY easy to get used to, and even though I only used it for a
few minutes, I already miss not having it on my HP48!" Joseph K. Horn |
| "Very impressed! Like
the patent... Keep the good ideas coming!" Frank
Kosztelnik |
| "The simulated
calculator is really interesting; I like it." Nicholas Bodley |
| "Good for you James!
There must be something nice about having earned a patent. I tried your number entry
method, and it *does* make sense." Brad
McCormick, Ed.D. |
| "James,original thinking
is not always rewarded. What I like most about your X-number idea is that it is simple,
easy to comprehend and is practical ... I wish you good sucess on the patent." Dave Humphrey |
| "I like the
calculator." Chris N |
| "... will the world ever
see actual electronic calculators manufactured with the X-Number keyboard? I LOVE that
idea -- and I would buy one without a second thought! Good luck to you with that!" Bill Wood |