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Originally Posted by DaleDe
If you check my link in the sig line you will find my eBookwise review where I described all of the features I would like to see. The hardware is really only about 10 years old, it may seem like 20 but time flies.
Dale
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a very good collection of ideas there. most of your hardware changes would be addressed anyway, as a new MOBO is basically a prerequisite for most of my own changes. especially the memory.
i am hoping to incorporate internal font size settings. the patches would basically act as translators, changing the data into an internally recognizable format, from there, the internal programming would dictate what goes where, and how it is to be displayed.
i don't see how an internal notepad would be difficult to incorporate. i find that hand written notes on this type of screen are less than legible though. an OSK might work, but would obscure the screen. consider though, a USB powered keyboard would make things easier. but consume much power. there is no easy solution for the desire of dictation i fear.
my mental image of a new backplate would have two access panels, one for replacing batteries, another for accessing the USB port(s) and/or memory expansion port(s)
there are USB powered wifi dongles that are small enough to stow inside such an enclosure. if a customer desires wifi most of the time, it could simply be left plugged in. and activated at need. though i don't intend to set this device up to browse the net, it should be able to access the many ebook websites available and browse their products. again, this would be a separate bit of software, NOT a part of the base programming.
it would seem that with all the varying patches and software modules, this device will need to be linux based. i rather like that, its open software. i support open anything.