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Article: SoftBoard Model 205. (Microfield Graphics electronic whiteboard) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
- Article from:
- Macworld
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Mac Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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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 ...