On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:54:19 -0400, Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:21:55 -0400 > Michael Costolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't ever see myself curling up in bed with my laptop. And the > > paperless office has yet to be realized. Methinks if there is a way > > to make a buck with dead tree versions, someone will be doing it. > I think there are two kinds of thing that might happen. One might be an > electronic book, that has the approximate dimensions and weight of a > book (or a page), and you read it like a book. While I think we have the > technology to do this today, it will require someone to bring the idea > to the marketplace.
But why exactly would they do that? Same size, weight, etc. of a book, but needs batteries, has a screen that can break, and costs far more than a common $10 or $15 paperback. And if Microsoft has anything to do with it, it will come with a thumb scanner to verify that the user has authorization to be reading it. I want to be there when they try to convince the Vulture Capitalists it is worth the investment. -- "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." -George Bernard Shaw _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss