PDA's WITH 5 inch SCREEN ?

Anyone agree these would be popular ?


_____ <(E-Mail Removed)> Sun, 22 Aug 2004 19:50:07 +0100

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_____ wrote:
> Anyone agree these would be popular ?
>

Need a bloody big pocket to put it in.....

Kr?ft?? <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote:
> _____ wrote:
>> Anyone agree these would be popular ?
>>
>
> Need a bloody big pocket to put it in.....

I want a PDA I can comfortably read books on.
For me, this is about 4.5", or about half a page of a typical softback book
minus margins. (I played with various sized cardboard windows on my laptop
screen).

A PDA that will take the sort of abuse a book will, and still sort-of
function, would be awesome.
This pretty much implies either a brick, as a casing that will take
being stood on on an uneven surface without flexing enough to break the
fragile glass LCD will be substantial.
Or a more flexible display technology.

The ultimate PDA would continue to work after you rolled it into a ball
and stuck it in your pocket.

"Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Kr?ft?? <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > _____ wrote:
> >> Anyone agree these would be popular ?
> >>
> >
> > Need a bloody big pocket to put it in.....
>
> I want a PDA I can comfortably read books on.
> For me, this is about 4.5", or about half a page of a typical softback
book
> minus margins. (I played with various sized cardboard windows on my laptop
> screen).
>

The other option is a Tablet PC. What about :-
http://www.spiritdatacapture.co.uk/features.htm

> A PDA that will take the sort of abuse a book will, and still sort-of
> function, would be awesome.
> This pretty much implies either a brick, as a casing that will take
> being stood on on an uneven surface without flexing enough to break the
> fragile glass LCD will be substantial.
> Or a more flexible display technology.
>
> The ultimate PDA would continue to work after you rolled it into a ball
> and stuck it in your pocket.

David Wade <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> "Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Kr?ft?? <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote:
>> > _____ wrote:
>> >> Anyone agree these would be popular ?
>> >>
>> >
>> > Need a bloody big pocket to put it in.....
>>
>> I want a PDA I can comfortably read books on.
>> For me, this is about 4.5", or about half a page of a typical softback
> book
>> minus margins. (I played with various sized cardboard windows on my laptop
>> screen).
>>
>
> The other option is a Tablet PC. What about :-
> http://www.spiritdatacapture.co.uk/features.htm

Sigh.
That's damn near half the weight of my laptop.
Ruggedness looks pretty nice though.

I possess a 3" green screen, Osborne-1 computer in spotless new condition.
The first pre-IBM portable computer, complete with a 5" floppy disk
operating system and a thick operating handbook. It is in its original
integral carrying case which could be taken to be a portable sewing machine.

Never used portable or in an office. Only occasionally by one person on a
domestic table.

Could be considered to be an antique. It cost about £1,200 when new around
1982. What's it worth now? Any ideas or offers?
----
Reg.


"Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> David Wade <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > "Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:41293149$0$80589$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Kr?ft?? <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >> > _____ wrote:
> >> >> Anyone agree these would be popular ?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Need a bloody big pocket to put it in.....
> >>
> >> I want a PDA I can comfortably read books on.
> >> For me, this is about 4.5", or about half a page of a typical softback
> > book
> >> minus margins. (I played with various sized cardboard windows on my
laptop
> >> screen).
> >>
> >
> > The other option is a Tablet PC. What about :-
> > http://www.spiritdatacapture.co.uk/features.htm
>
> Sigh.
> That's damn near half the weight of my laptop.
> Ruggedness looks pretty nice though.
>

"Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> David Wade <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > "Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:41293149$0$80589$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Kr?ft?? <kraftee@spam_off_&_die_ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >> > _____ wrote:
> >> >> Anyone agree these would be popular ?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Need a bloody big pocket to put it in.....
> >>
> >> I want a PDA I can comfortably read books on.
> >> For me, this is about 4.5", or about half a page of a typical softback
> > book
> >> minus margins. (I played with various sized cardboard windows on my
laptop
> >> screen).
> >>
> >
> > The other option is a Tablet PC. What about :-
> > http://www.spiritdatacapture.co.uk/features.htm
>
> Sigh.
> That's damn near half the weight of my laptop.
> Ruggedness looks pretty nice though.
>

It was the only small screen I could find. The larger tablets are nice.
Because you
can use them "folded" with the stylus they are easier to use in a confined
space.
On the other hand they end up being heavy as you say.

Reg wrote:
>I possess a 3" green screen, Osborne-1 computer in spotless new condition.
>The first pre-IBM portable computer

We used to call them luggables - awful word but it conjours up the
right feeling for those who've never lifted one.

> What's it worth now? Any ideas or offers?

They had an awful reputation for breaking down so if you're trying to
get rid of it to anywhere other than a museum, I think reliability
might be an issue.

I don't know whether I've dumped my old one or if my son has got it -
there was some software with it too (dBase II?). Is my memory playing
tricks or did it run under CP/M?

If anyone is interested, I'll see if I can find it. Buyer collects
from south suffolk - but only when and if (it's a big "if") I can find
it.

Lindsay

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Lindsay
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>Reg wrote:
>>I possess a 3" green screen, Osborne-1 computer in spotless new condition.

Not quite that tiny; 5 inch diagonal, actually.

>>The first pre-IBM portable computer

Which of course makes it THE first portable. 1981.

>
>We used to call them luggables - awful word but it conjours up the
>right feeling for those who've never lifted one.
>
Weight 23 lb.

>> What's it worth now? Any ideas or offers?

Not too much today, but I believe prices are beginning to go up.
>
>They had an awful reputation for breaking down so if you're trying to
>get rid of it to anywhere other than a museum, I think reliability
>might be an issue.
>
The biggest problems were with floppy disk drive alignment.
Bletchley Park computer museum has a glut of them.

>I don't know whether I've dumped my old one or if my son has got it -
>there was some software with it too (dBase II?). Is my memory playing
>tricks or did it run under CP/M?

Yes, CP/M 2.2. The first computer to come with bundled software:
WordStar, Supercalc (originally written specially for the Osborne) and
two Basics, one -MBasic - from an obscure outfit called Microsoft. At
times there were special offers including dBase II.
>
>If anyone is interested, I'll see if I can find it. Buyer collects
>from south suffolk - but only when and if (it's a big "if") I can find
>it.
>
>Lindsay
>
>
>

--
Tom Ruben
GLOW - Greater London Osborne Workshop

thoss wrote:

> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Lindsay
> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>>Reg wrote:
>>
>>>I possess a 3" green screen, Osborne-1 computer in spotless new condition.
>
>
> Not quite that tiny; 5 inch diagonal, actually.
>
>
>>>The first pre-IBM portable computer
>
>
> Which of course makes it THE first portable. 1981.
>
>

That honour goes, I believe, to the IBM 5100. 1975. Although at 55lbs,
luggable or trans-portable is nearer the mark.
http://oldcomputers.net/ibm5100.html

Tony