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decimation: no, it's a 'read-only' device.
the model is
that
the reader has nothing
to say
mircea_popescu: decimation my poinbt being, i can't really do anything of
the intellect without
the whole computer.
decimation: lol mircea_popescu no one
types on
the kindle
mircea_popescu: o wait,
this is like a woman
that's useful as long as another woman is around ?
mircea_popescu: but fine,
the notes : suppose you now want
to write an article. how do you
type, and how do you send it
to
trilema ?
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform and if you need
to bash something what do you do ?
decimation: they can read in public without showing
the embarassing covers
decimation: I
think
the ebook sales are mostly woman-porn
decimation: I should
try
the hack
to see if I can fix it
decimation: usually,
the screen stops updating. I never bothered fixing it, figured it wasn't worth my
time
decimation: every year or
two her cheapass kindle 'breaks'
decimation: at any rate, it's moot because libraries in
the us don't see
the point in keeping books anymore
decimation: but probably not fast enough for a full
terminal
decimation: today you could build a really cheap serial
terminal, perhaps with 'e-ink' display
decimation: actually
they shouldn't have capitulated
to
the modern gui idiocy
decimation: I recall
the library was running some variant of 'unisys'
decimation: aye, my first job was a library clerk, using an ibm serial
terminal
assbot: Logged on 02-12-2014 03:31:49; assbot: Logged on 11-09-2014 03:44:22; *: decimation remembers every pos and library using said
terminals growing up, only
to be replaced with buggy-ass windows for no reason
decimation: for retail clerks: why not serial
terminals? what does
the mouse gui add?
decimation: aye. and for
the secretary using 'word' it would be fine, more-or-less
decimation: 'we
take away ur computerz so u can be productive'
decimation: hp
t5325 'thin client' < 512 mb ram, marvell 88F6281
decimation: actually
that little device (wi-copy) would be a good buy just
to harvest
the parts
decimation: ah no
the android software is running on a phone connected
to
the device, sorry for
the confusion
decimation: well
the main cpu runs some kind of arm probably because it appears
to run android
decimation: asciilifeform: I like
the 5.2 amp hour battery
cazalla: ah damn
that was good ghetto bouillabaisse
BingoBoingo: That it was. I wasn't a fan of
the aesthetics of
the redesign
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: 89 was same "civillian" form factor as 83, On
the 92 user accessible rom like
that could be a
thing.
mircea_popescu: "And yet somehow
the ruling class decayed, lost its ability, its daring, finally even its ruthlessness, until a
time came when stuffed shirts like Eden or Halifax could stand out as men of exceptional
talent. As for Baldwin, one could not even dignify him with
the name of stuffed shirt. He was simply a hole in
the air. "
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: No, I had
the
TI-89, mostly
the same except for form factor. I have no idea what
that important looking rectangle is.