From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 20 23:37:35 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA2021065676 for ; Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:37:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B61F8FC0C for ; Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:37:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n8KNaIw6050825 for ; Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:36:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:37:30 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:37:30 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20090920233727.GA68992@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 23 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Subject: Anybody hear of the ASuS ebook reader?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:37:35 -0000 Guys, Michael Hart, the guy who invented ebooks back in 1971, send a URL from somewhere about ASUS soon coming out with a low-low cost ebook reader. I don't know what format, but it won't do a Kindle on you. [Swipe books off your reader: Zip.] I only heard/read online that this reader is coming soon. Know nothing else. Anybody onlist know anything more? [[oh, and what formats do ebooks come in anyway? i only know of ASCII and my favorite: markp. [xh]ml.]] anybody hear anything else? gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 5.67a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php