__/ [ John Bailo ] on Thursday 31 May 2007 21:54 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>>
>> Like the OLPC unit (educational tool), some people compare it to the wrong
>> thing. The device has a very specific purpose in mind and it suits a niche
>> market. For that, it's an excellent and affordable solution. For quite
>> some time I have had the same issues with my Palm... need to unfold a
>> keyboard and then find a surface, but even then, the screen is too small
>> to write something long and then take a good view from above.
>>
>
> Yes, very much. I think for too long manufacturers have ignored the
> most basic of ergonometric contraints -- the human hands, and position
> of the eyes.
>
> PDAs just do not work, nor do smart phones.
>
> The OLPC recognized this, and the importance of typing text for a real
> computer to be viable.
>
> The Palm machine does the same.
>
> It's reality speaking -- not the hoopla of "look what i can put in a
> thing the size of cigarett pack" -- but "here's the smallest real
> computer that's usable that I can build".
It won't sell as much as Apple's iPod, but it has its niche, which is
probably BlackBerry users.
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