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|    August Abolins to Jay Harris    |
|    Tablet vs Laptop    |
|    18 Sep 21 19:14:00    |
      MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet f48f819c       REPLY: 1:229/664 11e3917e       PID: OpenXP/5.0.50 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: -0400       Hello Jay!              ** On Saturday 18.09.21 - 10:25, you wrote to Richard Miles:               RM>> Never been one for tablet use but if I can get it working        RM>> I can see using it in games and whatnot .               JH> Yeah, my initial thought for getting the iPad was for more        JH> consumption like ebooks, light browsing, etc. There's an        JH> app called Flipboard that kind of lets you read webpages        JH> like a magazine, but like a lot of apps now they want you        JH> to pay to unlock this, or subscribe for this awesome new        JH> feature.              Wrt ebooks, I would imagine that the constant light from the        screen would lead to eye fatigue very quickly if you wanted        settle down with a book for something more than occassional        reading.              But.. if there was an app that could emulate the e-paper        technology and force you to use ambient light, maybe that could        work better.              --        ../|ug              --- OpenXP 5.0.50        * Origin: Get MOBILE on your mobile! http://shorturl.at/cfsJ0 (2:221/1.58)       SEEN-BY: 153/757 221/1 6 360 229/426 664 280/464 292/854 423/81 460/58       SEEN-BY: 770/1       PATH: 221/1 6 229/664 426           |
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