<s>
The	O
CrossPad	B-Device
is	O
an	O
electronic	O
notepad	O
product	O
introduced	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
American	O
fountain	O
pen	O
manufacturer	O
A	O
.	O
T	O
.	O
Cross	O
Company	O
and	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
provide	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
feedback	O
on	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
written	O
,	O
the	O
pen	O
also	O
contains	O
ink	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
write	O
on	O
writing	O
paper	O
placed	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
CrossPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
Cross	O
Company	O
released	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
CrossPad	B-Device
,	O
called	O
the	O
CrossPad	B-Device
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CrossPad	B-Device
and	O
CrossPad	B-Device
XP	O
never	O
achieved	O
the	O
market	O
success	O
that	O
the	O
Cross	O
Company	O
and	O
IBM	O
hoped	O
for	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
ultimately	O
discontinued	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
