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Article #2000Re: New Product Suggestion - Electronic Paperback
From: Reid Kneeland
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 23:45
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 23:45
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In article <24APR199400581459@reg.triumf.ca> advax@reg.triumf.ca (A.Daviel) writes: >A suggestion for a new product - an electronic paperback. > >The device consists of a palmtop computer about the size of a paperback book. >It has a touch-sensitive display or a stylus interface, and is equipped with >a spread-spectrum radio link to a nearby base station. >... >Astute readers will notice a certain similarity to the Hitchhiker's Guide to >the Galaxy And to the Apple Newton, among others. See comp.sys.handhelds. (OK, the Newton's an IR interface, not RF, but it's close to what you describe). ===================================================================== Reid Kneeland reid@tti.com Transaction Technology Inc., Santa Monica, CA, USA (310) 450-9111 x2499 The opinions expressed above do not necessarily etc etc... Never trust a man who can count to 1,023 on his fingers.
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