1. A computer system for sketching an illustration and for writing annotations by a user, said computer system comprising: a processor; a memory device coupled to said processor; a display device coupled to said processor; an input device adapted to receive a user annotation or a sketch; a keypad coupled to said processor; a lens coupled to said processor, said lens adapted to capture an image; a shutter coupled to said processor; an image sensor coupled to said processor for detecting photographic conditions; a photographic media adapted to receive said image and said user annotation; a non-cursive handwriting recognizer adapted to receive a predetermined set of non-cursive characters from the input device; and an encoder adapted to be coupled to said processor and to said photographic media, said encoder adapted to archive said annotation and sketch and said image onto the photographic media.