Thanks for the humorous start to my day! Susan K. -----Original Message----- From: "Nisaba Merrieweather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:01:52 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] Subject: [BookCrossing] FW: Re: [PagTen] Book Humor g'dday. Echoed from another list:- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:PagTen%40yahoogroups.com> com >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:PagTen%40yahoogroups.com> com> >Subject: Re: [PagTen] Book Humor >Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:53:23 -0400 >Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge >device, trade-named >BOOK. > >BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no >wires, no >electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be >connected or switched >on. It's so easy to use, even a child can operate it. > >Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- even >sitting in an >armchair by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough to >hold as much >information as a CD-ROM disc. > >Here's how it works: BOOK is constructed of >sequentially numbered >sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding >thousands of >bits of information. The pages are locked together with >a custom-fit >device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their >correct >sequence. > >Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to >use both sides >of the sheet, doubling the information density and >cutting costs. >Experts are divided on the prospects for further >increases in >information density; for now, BOOKS with more >information simply use >more pages. Each sheet is scanned optically, >registering information >directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes >you to the next >sheet. > >BOOK may be taken up at any time and used merely by >opening it. > >BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting, though, like >other devices, >it can become damaged if coffee is spilled on it and it >becomes >unusable if dropped too many times on a hard surface. >The "browse" >feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and >move forward or >backward as you wish. 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