24 Jul
2012
24 Jul
'12
5:41 p.m.
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
It's code for:
"Forgive me if this message is more lucid than my usual communication.
I've typed it on a device with slightly less tactile feedback than a
Sinclair ZX-81, and the gnomes inside are drunk, attempting to subtly
replace any misspelt word with lewd innuendos as offensive as possible
in the given context."
Joe.
(Sent using a device which was clearly created on a dare: "Yo Steve, I
bet not even you can market that silly wireless chicklet keyboard that
the PC JR shipped with!" "Oh yeah? Watch my Reality Distortion Field!"
<zooooooong>)
(And it's actually quite useable, thank you very much...)
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Joachim Thiemann :: http://jthiem.bitbucket.org
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iPad
Why does anyone need ot know this?
-tony 
24 Jul
24 Jul
9:36 p.m.
________________________________
From: Joachim Thiemann <joachim.thiemann at gmail.com>
It's code for:
"Forgive me if this message is more lucid than my usual communication.
I've typed it on a device with slightly less tactile feedback than a
Sinclair ZX-81...
C: My "Zeep", an affectionate pet name for my Zenithink Zepad, has a resistive
touch screen. Alright please just don't ask any glaring questions (you'll likely
just get obvious answers). I very recently realized (and probably was? told along the way)
that you need to use your finger nails, not the tips of your fingers. Works surprisingly
well. No, it's not a keyboard, but acceptable (as long as my patience endures I
guess). I dream of a capacitive screen. I'll make the most of this dog for now.
25 Jul
25 Jul
2:19 a.m.
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 3:36 AM, Chris Tofu
<rampaginggreenhulk at yahoo.com> wrote:
C: My "Zeep", an affectionate pet name for
my Zenithink Zepad,
has a resistive touch screen. Alright please just don't ask any
glaring questions
^^^^^^^
I see what you did there :-)
(you'll likely just get obvious answers). I very
recently realized (and
probably was told along the way) that you need to use your finger
nails, not the tips of your fingers. Works surprisingly well. No, it's not
a keyboard, but acceptable (as long as my patience endures I guess).
I dream of a capacitive screen. I'll make the most of this dog for now.
I used to have a Nokia N800, and know of that trick. However, given
the size of the N800 and its natural way of holding it, thumb-typing
with the nails requires a quite awkward right-angle bend of the tip
joint of the thumb. Ugh.
Joe.
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