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Article #624675Re: Xerox 1980s bitsavers
From: Peter Flass
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 21:45
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 21:45
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Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote: > On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 08:26:15 -0400 > Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote: >>> On 3 Jul 2018 09:13:55 GMT >>> Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>> I've tried phone & laptop. Hated both. I suppose I should try a tablet >>>> of some kind, but I'm not sufficiently bothered to spend the money. >>> >>> I used a tablet for a while, they tend to be too heavy for long >>> term comfort. Even a phone is heavier than a paperback. The phone's >>> saving grace is that it is in my pocket at all times. >>> >> >> I have a case that lets the tablet stand up on the arm of my chair, or my >> lap. > > Yep that works - except in bed, in the car (waiting not driving) ... > I sit up in bed and balance it on my lap. In the car I lean it against the steering wheel. For ebooks I have an ancient Kindle with an actual keyboard and a lousy browser, but the battery lasts forever. I can read on a cross-country flight without needing to recharge. -- Pete
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