Hadn't seen this one - and your tagline is spot on - I DO want the whole library! PJ. --- S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for the humorous start to my day! > > Susan K. > -----Original Message----- > From: "Nisaba Merrieweather" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:01:52 > To:[EMAIL PROTECTED], > [email protected] > Subject: [BookCrossing] FW: Re: [PagTen] Book Humor > > > g'dday. > > Echoed from another list:- > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:PagTen%40yahoogroups.com> com > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:PagTen%40yahoogroups.com> com> > >Subject: Re: [PagTen] Book Humor > >Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:53:23 -0400 > > >Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge > >device, trade-named > >BOOK. > > > >BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in > technology: no > >wires, no > >electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be > >connected or switched > >on. It's so easy to use, even a child can operate > it. > > > >Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- > even > >sitting in an > >armchair by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough > to > >hold as much > >information as a CD-ROM disc. > > > >Here's how it works: BOOK is constructed of > >sequentially numbered > >sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of > holding > >thousands of > >bits of information. The pages are locked together > with > >a custom-fit > >device called a binder which keeps the sheets in > their > >correct > >sequence. > > > >Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers > to > >use both sides > >of the sheet, doubling the information density and > >cutting costs. > >Experts are divided on the prospects for further > >increases in > >information density; for now, BOOKS with more > >information simply use > >more pages. Each sheet is scanned optically, > >registering information > >directly into your brain. A flick of the finger > takes > >you to the next > >sheet. > > > >BOOK may be taken up at any time and used merely > by > >opening it. > > > >BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting, though, > like > >other devices, > >it can become damaged if coffee is spilled on it > and it > >becomes > >unusable if dropped too many times on a hard > surface. > >The "browse" > >feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, > and > >move forward or > >backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" > >feature, which pin- > >points the exact location of any selected > information > >for instant > >retrieval. > > > >An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to > open > >BOOK to the exact > >place you left it in a previous session -- even if > the > >BOOK has been > >closed. 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