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Old 08-01-2011, 05:42 PM   #48
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Let me rephrase then......the first computer that could display text on a screen. If it could do that, you could read books on it and therefore it should be considered the first ereader if we aren't talking about "dedicated" ereaders.
It sounds like the 1992 and 1998 readers precede the PDAs mentioned, regardless. Still, if it ships with software to read and/or purchase ebooks (I don't know if that's the case with the Palm), then it is unquestionably in the ebook and ereader market. Any additional quibbling over whether it's a "dedicated" reader is irrelevant, and often a projection of one's own priorities upon the market.
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