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| From | ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.hardware, alt.comp.hardware |
| Subject | Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? |
| Date | 2012-07-31 01:20 +0000 |
| Organization | loft |
| Message-ID | <a7oq7jF3kcU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <jukjgq$84b$1@dont-email.me> <lbis0816q0tooem97juruu10ce1oaj1uq1@4ax.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In article <lbis0816q0tooem97juruu10ce1oaj1uq1@4ax.com>, Charlie+ <chasg> wrote: >On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:34:04 +0000 (UTC), Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com wrote as >underneath : > >>We know that epaper takes half a second to update its >>screen, so it can't keep-up with keyed input. >> >>But can't a method be found to buffer a [selectable] >>number a chars, between screen updates. Or some >>other solution. >> >>And why shouldn't it have an email-client and a >>'lynx-like' http-fetcher? > >I assume ePaper is the same as eInk? my Kindle does webpages etc -slowly >and small-ly but you can use it at a push! >C+ The Kindle browser is certainly not perfect, but is useful for things like bringing up google maps in a pinch, checking things you should have looked up before you left the house and killing spam comments on your blog. The kindle (not kindle fire, but regular kindles) is a linux device and there are plenty of jailbreaks out there to get you into it. It's easy to develop/port Linux API programs for it with Scratchbox or other ARM linux cross compilers.. -- ------ columbiaclosings.com What's not in Columbia anymore..
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Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-23 22:34 +0000
Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2012-07-23 21:12 -0400
Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-24 08:01 +0000
Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-07-27 15:03 -0400
Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2012-07-27 20:04 +0000
Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2012-07-29 20:10 -0400
Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Charlie+ <charlie@xxx.net> - 2012-07-24 08:11 +0100
Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-26 17:58 +0000
Re: Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2012-07-31 01:21 +0000
Re: Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Charlie+ <charlie@xxx.net> - 2012-07-31 09:10 +0100
Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2012-07-31 01:20 +0000
Re: Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2012-07-24 07:57 -0400
Re (2): Why don't ePaper-devices do apps? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-26 17:58 +0000
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