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Originally Posted by kontrabas
Thanks a lot. I very much like what I saw. Indeed the Iliad is a beaty in such a genuine leather case.
About being a new user. That is no different with me. I have just aquired the Iliad a few days ago and did wonder that most of the parts have never been taken out of the package; this baby seems not to have been used at all.
As soon as I have my case I will be happy to post the details here.
I have been wondering how to install third party applications. The first step according to the WIKI (here: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Iliad_Software) is "to request shell access from iRex". This of course cannot be done anymore with the company non existent. Now I am curious if one can skip that step altogether or is foregoes the ability to install third party applications?! The second consequence does sound a bit odd. 
Have you installed any third-pary-applications?
PS: The applications I am interested in are a dictionary on the Iliad; I have that on the Asus and really miss it with the Illiad. A dream would come true, if i were to connect the Iliad with an external keyboard via the USB-port (something that apparently is possible through a third party application) and install a wordpad for writing. |
Interesting, I also went from EeeNote to Iliad :-) The EeeNote is a more modern device, but e-ink is so much nicer than monochrome LCD... Also, I find it easier to make backups of my notes on the Iliad ever since the Evernote sync was broken on EeeNote.
About third party apps: I think you should open a separate thread, or find an existing one with that topic. People will not reply to you here because this thread is about the case and they won't read it.
I also went down this route, but after a few hours of searching, I gave up with the conclusion that it cannot be done without the critical step, which is impossible now that the irex server is down. I could not even change the date/time of my Iliad
If you do find a solution, please let me know!
Enjoy your Iliad!