It seems like I've been following you around the boards Brihat!
Have you considered one of the pens that captures information, then is loaded onto the computer?
Someone in the Electronic Notepads thread suggested this:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...6377&CatId=140 and I think LiveScribe is another brand.
You'd still have to mange/edit/clean up your documents on the computer, but in theory, your writing could be converted to text and your writing can be done on paper, for less eye strain.
Except for the fact it won't convert handwriting to text (without the use of a computer), I find the Entourage Edge to be an excellent academic/pdf machine.