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Old 05-27-2010, 10:04 AM   #54
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That's why I thing present ebook technology cannot replace printed books.
Great, they can buy a leather cover for their ereader. Next.


rogue_librarian - Actually, no. What do you think is inside those cash registers, ATM's and POS terminals? 90%+ are still dot matrix-based. Banks still use them, many industries use them for label printing, industrial settings often prefer them (they don't die of there's a bit of dust in the air...) and they're still superior for both continuious and rarely-used applications data logging at one end, and emergency roster printouts on the other...

(And they're still cheaper per-sheet than inkjets and lasers)

So they're still heavily used. They're just no longer used by home users - they're not in the same category as many of the other technologies listed.

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