Thread: The "Kindle" iPod of reading - Newsweek scoops
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Old 11-18-2007, 03:15 PM   #56
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I just realized why it's like fingernails on a chalkboard to my eyes. It reminds me of the design of the original IBM PCJr with the chicklet keyboard. I've been conditioned like a lab rat to dislike it.
http://oldcomputers.net/ibm-pcjr.html

Now you know how old I am. I was wondering what happened to that design team though.

I must admit that the picture on Newsweek doesn't look as bad.
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