Article: SoftBoard Model 205. (Microfield Graphics electronic whiteboard) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)

Electronic Whiteboard

PROS: Easy to set up; displays writing at remote sites.

CONS: Expensive; requires special marking pens and erasers.

COMPANY: Microfield Graphics (503/626-9393).

LIST PRICE: $2795.

MW Rating: ***

Metallic whiteboards are great for lectures and conferences: they're durable, they work with cheap erasable markers, and they don't emit a horrible screeching sound when you drag your fingernails across them. But conventional whiteboards aren't much help if you need to maintain accurate records or distribute copies of everything you've written. That's the idea behind the SoftBoard, an electronic whiteboard that ...

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