From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 10 05:46:12 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 503295E5 for ; Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:46:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pgiessel@mac.com) Received: from nk11p04mm-asmtp002.mac.com (nk11p04mm-asmtp002.mac.com [17.158.236.237]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D81B1C45 for ; Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:46:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.0.162] ([24.237.133.115]) by nk11p04mm-asmtp002.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-26.01(7.0.4.26.0) 64bit (built Jul 13 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MO500GB7UKT1D30@nk11p04mm-asmtp002.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:46:06 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.10.8626,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-06-10_02:2013-06-08,2013-06-10,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1305010000 definitions=main-1306090381 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.3 \(1503\)) Subject: Re: which reader/tablet/ From: Peter Giessel In-reply-to: <20130610031314.GA32304@ethic.thought.org> Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:46:04 -0800 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: References: <20130610031314.GA32304@ethic.thought.org> To: FreeBSD Mailing List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1503) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:46:12 -0000 On 2013, Jun 9, at 19:13, Gary Kline wrote: > can I put > freebsd on these tablet devices? Personally, I don't see how another O.S. would work on the tablet = devices. They don't have any of the hardware other O.S.'s assume (such = as a keyboard), and they have such proprietary hardware. The hardware = is so "touch centric", than running a non-touch O.S. does not seem wise, = but I could be wrong. > if I bought, say, WAR AND PIECE > or something out of copyright { schopenhauer or marcus aurelius = } > that is in text, how do I get it to whatever tablet I have? =20 > right now we've got cable and I use the telco for my server. > I know that works, but it is only good for my computer network. >=20 > but say I wanted to keep things simple and buy some kind of = kindle > or nook. how does amazon.com or bn.com get their new ebooks = onto > my reader? All of the tablet type devices I'm aware of can access the internet = through WiFi, which allows them to download the various books. Many of = them now also have a 4g type cellular antenna which can be used (with a = subscription for network access through your favorite telecom) to = download your favorite book. I admit I'm most familiar with putting books on Apple tablet devices. = PDFs or ePubs can be e-mailed to the device, which opens well in their = reading app. The devices allow any text (including I suppose, plain = text) on the screen to be "spoken" by the device.