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Article #624678Re: Xerox 1980s bitsavers
From: Scott Lurndal
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:40
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:40
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Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> writes: >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've a pair of nook simple touch e-ink readers. They're the same size (albeit much thinner) and weight as a paperback, and fit in my back pocket. Great in outdoor lighting, long battery life (weeks) and good for side-loading.
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