why call it e-reader? - Page 3

GeoffC · 09-29-2010, 12:47 PM

temp

Welcome to mobileread ....

Cos its main purpose is to allow one to read books on it .....

Lady Fitzgerald · 09-29-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MR. Pockets

What's wrong with the Aspire One?

They have a high failure rate. I've had two of them die on me and I've since both read and heard they have a reputation for doing that.

astra · 09-29-2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by temp

an eink-computer

It is called ebook reader.

astra · 09-29-2010, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

I don't think so. My ex's name is Brenda.

Is Brenda a male name?

astra · 09-29-2010, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

*goes after TGS with a shotgun*

*joins up the hunting team.*

Elfwreck · 09-29-2010, 05:17 PM

It should probably be called an elibrary. Or ebookshelf, since most of them aren't well-designed for long-term storage of a large collection. Ebooker might've caught on, if it had been suggested a few years ago. ("This is my ebooker. I read ebooks on it.")

*Joins TGS in hiding at secret liseuse camp*

Lady Fitzgerald · 09-29-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Is Brenda a male name?

No......

GhostHawk · 09-29-2010, 06:04 PM

Now you REALLY have us wondering Lady F.
Fitzgerald I can believe, butbutbut Lady?
Or is it even more convoluted than that I wonder?

Grin

ManosHandsOfFate · 09-29-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GhostHawk

Now you REALLY have us wondering Lady F.
Fitzgerald I can believe, butbutbut Lady?
Or is it even more convoluted than that I wonder?

Grin

It doesn't seem very difficult to understand.

Lady Fitzgerald · 09-29-2010, 06:43 PM

For those who missed it in earlier posts, yes, I'm a dyke.

mrscoach · 09-29-2010, 07:10 PM

I just wanted to say, LadyF, that I think your avatar is picking her nose every time I glance at it. On the double take I remember, "oh, yeah, she's holding up two fingers". But I laugh each time, for what it's worth.

Lady Fitzgerald · 09-29-2010, 07:16 PM

Picking my nose works. I wish I could have picked a different one instead of the allergy ridden honker I was "blessed" with.

khalleron · 09-29-2010, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by temp

i've been thinking. the e-reader is actually a low budget computer with very comfortable to read screen and low weight. wouldn't it be better if we just call it an eink-computer or something like that?
companies could just release a few basic programs, a developing environment, and the required libraries, and let the open source community deal with language compatibility, calender and whatever application that the community needs? this could help reduce the price since the software developing would be cheaper and support would cost less!

I thought we had agreed than anyone suggesting we needed new names for things that already have names is Danny Bloom waving a sock puppet?

Or were most of you not here then?

GeoffC · 09-30-2010, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

Picking my nose works. I wish I could have picked a different one instead of the allergy ridden honker I was "blessed" with.

You can change it - why not - a lot of us do .....

Manichean · 09-30-2010, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

You can change it - why not - a lot of us do .....

You never saw a documentary about rhinoplasty, right?

09-29-2010, 12:47 PM	#31
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	temp Welcome to mobileread .... Cos its main purpose is to allow one to read books on it ..... Last edited by GeoffC; 09-29-2010 at 01:08 PM.

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Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	It should probably be called an elibrary. Or ebookshelf, since most of them aren't well-designed for long-term storage of a large collection. Ebooker might've caught on, if it had been suggested a few years ago. ("This is my ebooker. I read ebooks on it.") Joins TGS in hiding at secret liseuse camp

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GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Now you REALLY have us wondering Lady F. Fitzgerald I can believe, butbutbut Lady? Or is it even more convoluted than that I wonder? Grin

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mrscoach Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	I just wanted to say, LadyF, that I think your avatar is picking her nose every time I glance at it. On the double take I remember, "oh, yeah, she's holding up two fingers". But I laugh each time, for what it's worth.

09-29-2010, 07:16 PM	#42
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	Picking my nose works. I wish I could have picked a different one instead of the allergy ridden honker I was "blessed" with.