Questions for new Iliad owners!

CommanderROR · 07-02-2006, 06:08 PM

This thread is for posting questions about the Iliad. New Iliad owners can come here when they have received their devices to answer some of the questions the poor Iliad-less people posted...

This is to prevent those question form cluttering up lots of other threads and getting lost or staying unnoticed.

Another good starting place is the Wiki. --Alex

arivero · 07-02-2006, 06:49 PM

First one, and a main one: Is GPL acknowledged for in the small print of the printed documentation, and if so for which software (Linux, xpdf, netpbm...)?

Even Sony acks it in the Librie docs.

What other software, non GPL, is acknowledged, and which versions (this is important for pdf)?

LauretteBradley · 07-09-2006, 07:22 PM

How is the screen protected? None of the pictures I have seen show any kind of a cover. The inside of my bookbag is a tumultuous, chaotic, environment. I wouldn't want to put an unprotected iLiad screen in there. Does it come with anything to cover the screen?

Riocaz · 07-09-2006, 07:39 PM

LauretteBradley: It isn't, and no.

But they will be selling a case soonish apparently (this really bugs me, I spent all this money and they don't even give me a case).

each · 07-09-2006, 11:33 PM

I also want to get a screen protector, just like we use for PDAs or smartphones, wonder whether iliad has this kind of accessories.

CommanderROR · 07-10-2006, 03:04 AM

not yet unfortunately

CommanderROR · 07-10-2006, 09:16 AM

About the GPL and other Software related questions..maybe the answer is here?

https://www.irexshop.com/conditions....cac076875e52e1

I'm too jittery to read it now, but maybe somebody wants to take a look...lots of legal stuff in there...

FGFuzaxx · 07-10-2006, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

About the GPL and other Software related questions..maybe the answer is here?

https://www.irexshop.com/conditions....cac076875e52e1

I'm too jittery to read it now, but maybe somebody wants to take a look...lots of legal stuff in there...

Hmm... I am no Lawyer and english is not my native tongue, but this does not look GPLish, or am I wrong?:

Quote:

Unless otherwise specifically provided in writing and signed by IRex, Buyer shall not have the right to any software source code.

Greetings,
Frank

CommanderROR · 07-10-2006, 09:47 AM

I have no idea...there woas something aobut software rights and public availability and stuff so I thought it might be something like that...but I'm no lawyer either and english isn't my main language either so I thought that's for somebody else to plow through...^^

The GreatGonzo · 07-11-2006, 07:47 PM

I'd be curious to know what books - if any - are on the Iliad already.
Wasn't there talk at some point of at least a dictionary?

ThinkNeXT · 07-12-2006, 03:02 AM

The manual will be stored on the Iliad, at least thats what the quick-start guide says.

tribble · 07-12-2006, 03:27 AM

i think i have enough books for a few pleasant reading years

And then there is always some recent novel, that you can get for your new toy. But mostly i will use it for manuals and references.

arivero · 07-12-2006, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LauretteBradley

How is the screen protected? None of the pictures I have seen show any kind of a cover. The inside of my bookbag is a tumultuous, chaotic, environment. I wouldn't want to put an unprotected iLiad screen in there. Does it come with anything to cover the screen?

The weak point of previous e-ink displays (ie librie) was not the front but the backplane. It is a rigid display, and excesive torsion can break it. Perhaps the wacom tablet here gives additional rigidity.

Riocaz · 07-12-2006, 12:35 PM

Here's one for tomorrow:

The charger it comes with is it the travel charger that is shown on their accessories list?

And does that have a UK style plug as well as the US/european types shown.

Otherwise I will have to go out and buy an adapter, and this scares me.

tribble · 07-12-2006, 12:43 PM

for it being a "travel"hub, i sure hope they thought about that and it supports 110-240V and has several plugadapters. But then again ...

07-02-2006, 06:08 PM	#1
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Questions for new Iliad owners! This thread is for posting questions about the Iliad. New Iliad owners can come here when they have received their devices to answer some of the questions the poor Iliad-less people posted... This is to prevent those question form cluttering up lots of other threads and getting lost or staying unnoticed. Another good starting place is the Wiki. --Alex

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07-02-2006, 06:49 PM	#2
arivero Guru Posts: 607 Karma: 2157 Join Date: Oct 2005 Device: NCR3125, Nokia 770,...	First one, and a main one: Is GPL acknowledged for in the small print of the printed documentation, and if so for which software (Linux, xpdf, netpbm...)? Even Sony acks it in the Librie docs. What other software, non GPL, is acknowledged, and which versions (this is important for pdf)?

07-09-2006, 07:22 PM	#3
LauretteBradley Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 3474 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: RI, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle reader on iPad and iPhone	How is the screen protected? None of the pictures I have seen show any kind of a cover. The inside of my bookbag is a tumultuous, chaotic, environment. I wouldn't want to put an unprotected iLiad screen in there. Does it come with anything to cover the screen?

07-09-2006, 07:39 PM	#4
Riocaz Fulfilled but not by iRex Posts: 932 Karma: 286846 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: Far too many	LauretteBradley: It isn't, and no. But they will be selling a case soonish apparently (this really bugs me, I spent all this money and they don't even give me a case).

07-09-2006, 11:33 PM	#5
each Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 78 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Treo 650/iRex iLiad	I also want to get a screen protector, just like we use for PDAs or smartphones, wonder whether iliad has this kind of accessories.

07-10-2006, 03:04 AM	#6
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	not yet unfortunately

07-10-2006, 09:16 AM	#7
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	About the GPL and other Software related questions..maybe the answer is here? https://www.irexshop.com/conditions....cac076875e52e1 I'm too jittery to read it now, but maybe somebody wants to take a look...lots of legal stuff in there...

07-10-2006, 09:47 AM	#9
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I have no idea...there woas something aobut software rights and public availability and stuff so I thought it might be something like that...but I'm no lawyer either and english isn't my main language either so I thought that's for somebody else to plow through...^^

07-11-2006, 07:47 PM	#10
The GreatGonzo Old Yeller Posts: 180 Karma: 67 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad & Kindle - The Best of Both Worlds	I'd be curious to know what books - if any - are on the Iliad already. Wasn't there talk at some point of at least a dictionary?

07-12-2006, 03:02 AM	#11
ThinkNeXT Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 40 Join Date: Jun 2006 Device: Loox600/S55/Ogo CT 17	The manual will be stored on the Iliad, at least thats what the quick-start guide says.

07-12-2006, 03:27 AM	#12
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	i think i have enough books for a few pleasant reading years And then there is always some recent novel, that you can get for your new toy. But mostly i will use it for manuals and references.

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07-12-2006, 12:35 PM	#14
Riocaz Fulfilled but not by iRex Posts: 932 Karma: 286846 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: Far too many	Here's one for tomorrow: The charger it comes with is it the travel charger that is shown on their accessories list? And does that have a UK style plug as well as the US/european types shown. Otherwise I will have to go out and buy an adapter, and this scares me.

07-12-2006, 12:43 PM	#15
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	for it being a "travel"hub, i sure hope they thought about that and it supports 110-240V and has several plugadapters. But then again ...