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From: Roger Merriman on 28 Jan 2010 03:33 James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-01-27 21:36:26 +0000, NEWS(a)sarlet.com (Roger Merriman) said: > > > Ivor <ivor(a)nospamcrazyasacarp.com> wrote: > > > >> I've seen enough. I want one now. > > > > I think that unless it's a bit more open, that i'd have a hard time > > justify it's use. > > > > I already have a iphone and a macbook pro. > > > > I'd love a netbook/internet tablet but I was thinking more of a geeky > > toy... > > > > roger > > I'm not actually all that convinced. It may be good for sighted users > but i'm not sure how it'll fit in. For the totally blind, it's a bigger > version of the 3gs with VO included. Unless it offers something > relevant, i'm not sure it'll really do well. I'll probably still get > one though, this is me we're talking about. > > Best > > -James- I'd rather some thing more of a computer than a device, the fact that the iphone/ipod is a locked down device doesn't worry me, but just a larger ipod touch. is a tad steep for me. roger -- www.rogermerriman.com
From: Jim on 28 Jan 2010 03:37 On 2010-01-28, The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > >> The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>> > eBay reckons anything between �30-50 each. >> > >> > So not enough to retire on, but a nice return on investment. >> >> Ah, but do you have the Sinclair thermal printer to go with them? I do >> :-) >> > ><fx: deep, deep envy> Got it (as well as the ZX81 itself) off a work colleague ages ago. Cost me a tenner. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It"
From: T i m on 28 Jan 2010 03:59 On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:57:12 +0000, jim(a)magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote: >The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> "the_niner_nation" <sf49ers(a)removethis@nfl.com> wrote: >> >> > If theyre working, i'd be amazed if they wern't worth a pretty penny...great >> > find! >> >> eBay reckons anything between �30-50 each. >> >> So not enough to retire on, but a nice return on investment. > >Ah, but do you have the Sinclair thermal printer to go with them? I do >:-) Need any 'paper' Jim? ;-) Mind you, I think I could also use mine on my QL (along with the Microdrives). T i m
From: Jim on 28 Jan 2010 04:08 On 2010-01-28, T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: >> >>Ah, but do you have the Sinclair thermal printer to go with them? I do >>:-) > > Need any 'paper' Jim? ;-) Luckily it came with a couple of rolls, one of which is still sealed. So no, but thank you. > Mind you, I think I could also use mine on my QL (along with the > Microdrives). I've got a couple of QLs but neither are really in what I'd call working condition. Got a One Per Desk as well :-) Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It"
From: Woody on 28 Jan 2010 04:44
zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > > > And why doesn't it have any ports? > > > > I must admit that it would be a hell of a lot more useful as a > > photographers toy if it had some way of getting pictures off a camera, > > such as a single USB port. > > There's an accessory that allows you to connect an SD card, and another > (in the same box?) that allows you to connect a camera. The latter is > basically a dock to USB-A adapter; so it would be physically possible to > connect other USB devices to an iPad. Whether they'd be supported > (third-party software?) is a different question... Well, that is good that you can, but one USB port on the device itself wouldn't have been too much of a technical challenge would it? I feel that will be corrected in later hardware. -- Woody |