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HarryT · 10-28-2007, 05:06 AM

The iPhone has a 320x480 screen - ie midway between quarter VGA and full VGA PDAs, so it's nothing special in that regard. As you say, if it serves to popularise the use of mobile devices for reading, that can only be a good thing, although I am slightly amused by the iPhone "hype". Its interface is certainly revolutionary, but its functionality is nothing that you've not been able to do on Pocket PC and Palm-based SmartPhones for a number of years. Any PocketPC or Palm is - IMHO - a far better bookreader than an iPhone due to the fact that they are both open system onto which one can install one's bookreader of choice. Mr. Pournelle seems to be rather lacking in knowledge about such matters.

10-28-2007, 05:06 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The iPhone has a 320x480 screen - ie midway between quarter VGA and full VGA PDAs, so it's nothing special in that regard. As you say, if it serves to popularise the use of mobile devices for reading, that can only be a good thing, although I am slightly amused by the iPhone "hype". Its interface is certainly revolutionary, but its functionality is nothing that you've not been able to do on Pocket PC and Palm-based SmartPhones for a number of years. Any PocketPC or Palm is - IMHO - a far better bookreader than an iPhone due to the fact that they are both open system onto which one can install one's bookreader of choice. Mr. Pournelle seems to be rather lacking in knowledge about such matters.