Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost.nifl.gov [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id HAA05923; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 07:44:00 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 07:44:00 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Pine.SGI.3.95.971216074528.24628J-100000@world.std.com> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: David J Rosen <DJRosen@world.std.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:118] Important new Technology for Literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Status: RO Dear NIFL-Technology Colleague, I found this techno-news circulating in cyberspace and felt you would want to know about it right away. ;) David Rosen >Announcing a new device: Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge >(BOOK.) > >The BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: >No wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be >connected or switched on. It's so easy to use even a child >can operate it. Just lift its cover! >Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere (even >sitting in an armchair by the fire) yet it is powerful enough >to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disc. Here's >how it works... > >Each BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered >sheets of paper capable of holding >thousands of bits of information. These pages are locked >together with a custom-fit process called binding which >keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. Opaque Paper >Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both sides >of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting >costs in half. > >Experts are divided concerning the prospects for further increases >in information density; for now BOOKs with more >information simply use more pages. This makes them >thick and hard to carry--a criticism from the mobile computing >crowd. > >Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information >directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to >the next sheet. The BOOK may be taken up at any time >and used by merely opening it. The BOOK never crashes >and never needs rebooting, though like other display >devices it can become unusable if dropped overboard. >The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any >sheet, and move forward or backward as you wish. > >Many come with an "index" feature, which pinpoints the >exact location of any selected information for instant >retrieval. An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you >to open the BOOK to the exact place you left it in a >previous session -even if the BOOK has been closed. >BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus, a single >BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various >manufacturers. Conversely, numerous bookmarkers can >be used in a single BOOK if the user wants to store >numerous views at once. The number is limited only >by the number of pages in the BOOK. > >You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text >entries with an optional programming tool, the Portable >Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Stylus >(PENCIL). > >Portable, durable, and affordable, the BOOK is being >hailed as the entertainment wave of the future. The >BOOK's appeal seems so certain that thousands of >content creators have committed to the platform. Look for >a flood of new titles soon. > ===============
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