Old iRex website

ali · 09-28-2006, 11:17 AM

Does anybody have copies of old iRex website contents? The wayback machine and google's cache didn't help me.

I have the impression it might be useful to document the changes somewhere, especially since April '06. iRex seems to solve problems by changing the Iliad's description on the website - like the sudden disappearance of DRM support. I fear a little bit that sooner or later the 21-hour announcement will be silently downgraded to 10 hours, and we have nothing to prove that we actually paid for something else.

deadite66 · 09-28-2006, 11:23 AM

the back of the iliad box should be proof enough for the 21 hours claim

DHer · 09-28-2006, 11:27 AM

gee - now i remember. there was a reason to burn everything written.

b_k · 09-28-2006, 11:31 AM

I still have my box. And it says "... read 3 hours a day 7 days a week ..." Should be sufficient. Or am I wrong?

I think now I better keep it (not that I really was thinking about throwing it way).

ali · 09-28-2006, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadite66

the back of the iliad box should be proof enough for the 21 hours claim

Yeah, but there's more. I remember that networking was just listed as "connectivity/interfaces" (you could argue that it suggests you can add content over it), while now they make clear you cannot actually use the network other than for software updates. Also there's "taking notes" (format dependent), while currently the only "format" you can write on is single-page images. There was also some changing going on with SD cards, I just can't remember how. Plus there's the deadlines / release dates that are shifting all the time.

I guess my paranoia starts kicking in...

It would feel better if I could point somewhere and say "but you claimed this" without fearing they just rewrite what I'm pointing at.

deadite66 · 09-28-2006, 11:36 AM

depends of what you need i suppose i'd be happy with 21 hours and better viewers

ali · 09-28-2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by deadite66

depends of what you need i suppose i'd be happy with 21 hours and better viewers

Have you noticed how the flow of "we're improving power management" announcements stopped lately? It's not even mentioned in the 2.7 announcement at all. I guess we already got the final battery life...

doctorow · 09-28-2006, 11:45 AM

Check out the Dutch Website which hasn't been updated in a while: http://www.irextechnologies.nl/

Attached is an older version of the product leaflet dated March 2006. Only changes I found to the current product leaflet:

old: Connection to the Internet is possible via integrated WiFi or
Ethernet cable.
new: Connection to the iDS via Internet is possible via integrated
WiFi or Ethernet cable.

old: The ER 0100 is a very low power mobile device, specifically
designed for reading applications.
new: The ER 0100 is a low power mobile device, specifically
designed for reading applications.

Related thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6696

deadite66 · 09-28-2006, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali

Have you noticed how the flow of "we're improving power management" announcements stopped lately? It's not even mentioned in the 2.7 announcement at all. I guess we already got the final battery life...

suppose the trouble we have now is when will it be officially out of beta.
how long will we have to wait before saying enough is enough and ask for a refund due to breach of contract.

ali · 09-28-2006, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by doctorow

Related thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6696

Nice one. Digging deeper, you even find

Quote:

2. (old ) : Connection to PC/laptop via USB-cavle or integrated WIFI
(new) : Connection to PC/Laptop via USB-Cable

ali · 09-28-2006, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by deadite66

suppose the trouble we have now is when will it be officially out of beta.

I guess that's now. Starting a "beta tester program" means everyone who's not in the program doesn't have beta software, right? That's why I switched from "shut-up-and-wait"- to "go-rampage-in-every-forum"-mode again.

(That's "Meta-X rampage-mode" for people who understand that...)

branko · 09-28-2006, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali

Does anybody have copies of old iRex website contents? The wayback machine and google's cache didn't help me.

The Wayback machine has a lag of somewhere between three months and a year, I forget which exactly. It is somewhere in their FAQ.

Alexander Turcic · 09-30-2006, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali

iRex seems to solve problems by changing the Iliad's description on the website - like the sudden disappearance of DRM support.

I found this thread:

Firmware Timeline Update
from the shop:

July/August features
Software version 2.5
Hotspot support
Apabi format (in Asia only)
"Re-open" a file on last read page
TEMPORARILY POSTPONED. Support for an E-Book DRM format (to be announced soon)
Page-break support in HTML (instead of scrolling)

ali · 10-01-2006, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doctorow

Check out the Dutch Website which hasn't been updated in a while: http://www.irextechnologies.nl/

Apparently somebody updated it today. It's now the same as the .com one. (Good I mirrored the .nl yesterday

)

Some iRex guy reads this forum and works on sunday! We're being followed! Paranoia mode ON.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

vranghel · 10-01-2006, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali

Apparently somebody updated it today. It's now the same as the .com one. (Good I mirrored the .nl yesterday

)

Some iRex guy reads this forum and works on sunday! We're being followed! Paranoia mode ON.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Of course they read this forum.
And maybe this is a GOOD thing: they are reading all our concerns and dissatisfactions;

Quote:

Some iRex guy reads this forum and works on sunday!

Thats good also; They (maybe) are putting in extra effort to get the problems solved ;

No need to freak out; somebody out there is listening to us

09-28-2006, 11:17 AM	#1
ali Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 116 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad, dude!	Old iRex website Does anybody have copies of old iRex website contents? The wayback machine and google's cache didn't help me. I have the impression it might be useful to document the changes somewhere, especially since April '06. iRex seems to solve problems by changing the Iliad's description on the website - like the sudden disappearance of DRM support. I fear a little bit that sooner or later the 21-hour announcement will be silently downgraded to 10 hours, and we have nothing to prove that we actually paid for something else.

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09-28-2006, 11:23 AM	#2
deadite66 Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 16 Join Date: Apr 2006 Device: irex iliad, uk Kindle gen3	the back of the iliad box should be proof enough for the 21 hours claim

09-28-2006, 11:27 AM	#3
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	gee - now i remember. there was a reason to burn everything written.

09-28-2006, 11:31 AM	#4
b_k Übernerd Posts: 238 Karma: 74 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: iRex iLiad	I still have my box. And it says "... read 3 hours a day 7 days a week ..." Should be sufficient. Or am I wrong? I think now I better keep it (not that I really was thinking about throwing it way).

09-28-2006, 11:36 AM	#6
deadite66 Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 16 Join Date: Apr 2006 Device: irex iliad, uk Kindle gen3	depends of what you need i suppose i'd be happy with 21 hours and better viewers