29 Oct
2017
29 Oct
'17
1:43 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell
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Sent: 29 October 2017 20:15
To: Tomasz Rola <rtomek at ceti.pl>; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-
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Cc: tom sparks <tomasparks.ts at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA
On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Tomasz Rola via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
These devices are not without problems...
If I use a Pen the ink leaks all over my shirt,
I switched to a clutch pencil and when I dropped it all the leads broke...
.. the pad has limited capacity, and like an iPad is very susceptible to fluid damage and
having little monetary value I have been known to leave it on the train/bus/plain and when
I do I can't remotely erase the critical data on it...
- no moving parts
- keeps working on zero volts with no problem
- no proprietary unrepairable circuits
- no worry that rohs-no-lead solder breaks
- no manual required
- repairs can be done anywhere, cheaply
- expansion can be done anywhere, cheaply, as long as there is
stationery nearby
- mods can be done, and require only very few manual skills ... and
more...
Doesn't randomly crash.
Doesn't get viruses
Doesn't have licence agreements
[...]
Or a BookBook...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOXQo7nURs0
In case you have not guessed yet:
[...]
If you wonder, yes, I have the paper notebook,
two even (but I think I
Ah... A Paper Aided Design system, also known as a PAD (of paper).
I use one all the time...
-tony
Dave