Trapped without TEH Interwebs.

[Lynn LeFey]

Our internet at home is shot. So, I'm not able to check the forum much. I have another week until we get someone in to fix it. So... sad to say I'll be missing most of the fun until then.

I'm at a friend's house to post this. Uggg....

The world is so small and uninteresting without the net. I may have to resort to reading a BOOK.

[nuphoria]

I was reading while away in the caravan - forgot how much fun it is

You will survive, and we will be here when you get back.

[Grant Lamontagne]

A bio optic organized knowledge device?  I love those things! 


THE BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology. No wires. No electric circuits. No batteries. Nothing to be connected or switched on. So easy to use, even a child can operate it. Compact and portable. 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:

 

THE BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information.

 

The pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder 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. Experts are divided on the prospects for further increases in information density.

 

THE BOOKs with more information simply use more pages. 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 merely by opening it.

 

THE BOOK never crashes or requires 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 THE BOOK by various manufacturers. Conversely, numerous Bookmarks can be used in THE 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 THE BOOK text entries with an optional programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Stylus (Pencil).

 

Affordable, durable and portable, THE BOOK is being hailed as a precursor of a new entertainment wave. Also, THE BOOK's appeal seems so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the platform with investors growing daily.

Sorry to hear about your tech problems.  I hope it's nothing too serious and that you manage to get back soon.  Either way we'll be sure to keep the lights on until you get back.

Def