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XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Released

By Nate Mook | Published August 25, 2004, 11:39 AM

As part of Windows XP Service Pack 2, which will make its full official debut today, Microsoft has upgraded the operating system for Tablet PCs. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 offers a redesgined input panel, in-place correction, better integration with Office System, and wireless improvements.

"Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 is a significant step toward delivering on our vision of incorporating Tablet PC functionality as a standard mobile feature in notebook PCs," said Bill Mitchell, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Mobile Platforms Division.

A new development kit, version 1.7, was also released with ink support for Web-based applications.

The upgrade will be sent to Tablet PC users via the Automatic Updates feature of Windows.

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yohimbe9
Aug 25, 2004 - 12:10 PM

so lonestar has been rolled into SP2?

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ecvogel
Aug 31, 2004 - 10:01 AM

Yes. I saw it in action in the spring, and I was impressed. My only complaint is, I do not have a TabletPC. If I had the money I would definatly buy one now.

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