From: Jrg_Straube <joerg.straube@iaeth.ch> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 09:28:59 +0100
... existing eReaders do not behave like a book although they should!
Thanks for the explanation. I've never used an eReader but have an OLPC XO-1.5 which does a decent job of displaying a public document. The XO weighs about 1500 g whereas the various Kindles are 170 to 540 g. So the XO, although portable, is a burden compared to a Kindle. Redeeming aspects of the XO are the number in existence and the opernness of hardware and software. I also have a Sony Mylo. It's the size of a large cell phone and displays a public document well. Sony has discontinued support and not released enough information for third party installation of another OS. Salient observations. * OLPC and Mylo systems each is bigger than ETHNO by a factor of at least 100. * ETHNO on an old PC laptop, boots in about 22 s; the XO-1.5 in 45 s; the Mylo in a second or two. * Wireless capability of the XO is excellent; of the Mylo is useable; of ETHNO is non-existent. * None of these has F-RAM. Mylo saves the system state automatically. OLPC Gnome prompts to save an open document before shutdown or reboot. Conclusion: many good ideas and technologies are available but no system has succeeded to integrate them to make a computer which competes with a paper book in convenience, has the additional capabilities of a computer and has open specifications. Regards, ... Peter E. -- 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 12 Tel +13606390202 Bcc: peasthope at shaw.ca http://carnot.yi.org/ "http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/index.html#Itinerary "