Well I guess for that matter, if I ever get (for a good price) a
Panasonic CF-27 ToughBook it'll do eBooks plus more. And survive dust,
dirt, beer spills, lightening strikes......

;^)

Thanks,

Neil.

On 1/17/08, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
>   I bought an e-book-type reader in the Naval Exchange for my son for xmas.
> I paid around $200 and it supports *.pdf's and just about any other *.*
> document.  No problems using it for many purposes, easy to bring docs in,
> and he loves it.
>   Screw Amazon's crap-book.  Buy that and you're sure to be disappointed a
> few months later, when you find out what you should have spent your money
> on...........
>
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Kindle digital book reader
>
>
> > Interesting article about the Kindle included in:
> >
> > "The Top 10 Heartbreaking Gadgets of 2007" (from Wired)
> >
> > And I quote:
> >
> > "No native PDF support. Costs as much as a low-end laptop. "Klugey"
> > keyboard. Clumsy, extortionate e-mail conversion process for adding
> > your own files. And the web browser? Crippled. But what really kills
> > us? You have to pay to read a blog on this thing."
> >
> > Pass!
> >
> > Thanks Robert.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/17/08, Nunya Business <bulletheadx@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Just about the only (non-Amazon) reference to it I've run across was
> >> this:
> >>
> >> http://www.wired.com/gadgets/gadgetreviews/multimedia/2007/12/YE_Gadgets_Top10Letdowns
> >>
> >> Another quote was 'Though its primary functionality is designed to funnel
> >> you into spending money at the Kindle store and is hampered by
> >> nickel-and-dime fees...'
> >>
> >> Doesn't sound promising.
> >>
> >> Cya,
> >> Robert
> >>
> >>
> >> On 1/17/08, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > In searching GPS stuff at Amazon, I found this:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA/ref=amb_link_6224392_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1VC21J80YXR1N3SGCG8Y&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358859501&pf_rd_i=507846
> >> >
> >> > Anyone use one of these?
> >> >
> >> > Looks interesting. I imagine it wouldn't work too well, if at all, in
> >> > the bush, but might be handy when in town getting supplies.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > Neil.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> >> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >> >
> >> > Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
> > Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
>
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/