Back to the Future of Handwriting Recognition
Summary
Back to the Future of Handwriting Recognition revisits Gabriel Groner’s GRAIL handwriting recognizer, discussing the RAND Tablet, smoothing, thinning, curvature, corners, and a simplified single‑stroke approach. The essay ties historical methods to modern interest in handwriting as a high‑bandwidth input, with references to Groner’s RAND memorandum and public GitHub code for exploration.