Thread: Is the Amazon Kindle infringing patents?
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Old 03-18-2009, 09:52 PM   #69
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Originally Posted by igorsk View Post
AFAIR the Rocket Ebook Reader had a built-in modem and could download books over a phone line.
The Rocket's successor, REB 1100, could do that, but the original Rocket eBook was limited to a serial port attached to a computer. It could also use an infrared port, but I think it was rarely employed.

Our wiki has some specifications (Rocket eBook, REB 1100, Softbook Reader and REB 1200) but there's more info in this old archive:
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Rocket eBook (Monochrome) specs - CONNECTIONS: Serial port/Infrared port (IrDA 1.0)
REB 1100 (Monochrome) specs - CONNECTIONS: Modem (33.6 Kbps v.34)/USB 1.1/Infrared port (IrDA 1.0)

Softbook (Grayscale) specs - CONNECTIONS: Modem (33.6 Kbps v.34) only
REB 1200 (Color) specs - CONNECTIONS: Modem (56 Kbps v.90)/Ethernet (RJ45)
All these pre-date the Discovery Communications patent filing...
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