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Absolutely. I spent weeks about three years ago arguing impractically to my father that his company ought to develop some such thing only to be told that it would never take off (obviously the paper aeroplane does have some advantages over it in this respect). Then when I triumphantly showed him how it had finally popped into existence... well, let's say he remained unimpressed by my 'visionary' sales pitch capacity. I too am anxious to own one but conscious that they haven't really become the thing I dreamt of yet -- the statutory lustrum for techno-dreams to come true. Anyone care to invest in my British Edible Seaweed Company in the meantime? (undercuts all those expensive Japanese imports, revives a former staple of British cuisine!) I mean the seaweed would be edible, not the company, though there might be something in that... Best, Bill -----Original Message----- From: Francis M (HaSS) <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 14 April 2000 12:56 Subject: RE: subsidy culture >This is fascinating stuff. It suggests that the new technology won't >necessarily lead to shorter or simpler texts. The handheld readers are >modelled on books (which after all have been developed for portability) so >there's no need to think about different page sizes. Readability should be >comparable with the printed page when the technology develops. The only >changes should be gains - eg the ability to search, which will be a boon to >literary scholars. Think I'll wait a few years before buying one, though. > >Best wishes > >Matthew Francis >[mailto:[log in to unmask] >01443 482856 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ted Slade [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: 14 April 2000 12:29 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: subsidy culture > > >Douglas > >> Anyone know anything about this new technology? >> > >http://www.rocket-ebook.com/ > >Ted Slade %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%