From: hellsop_at_ninehells.com
Date: Sun Aug 21 2005 - 13:23:24 PDT
On Sun, Aug 21, 2005 at 03:23:49PM +0200, oliver.brose_at_t-online.de wrote:
> >From: okto <oktology_at_gmail.com>
> >Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:53:36 -0500
>
> >I was looking at the Jackito (www.jackito.com)
>
> Are they really selling these now, or is it all still "pre-order"?
Preorder. And the section that promised new things "coming soon" shows a
date of April 2005. This is not building my confidence.
> I
> always wonder how it is possible to market a product like this
> showing so little of the software. At least there is this wonderful
> selection of swappable covers to indulge in *g*
> What can this thing do?! Can it display PDF?! Is there a browser?!
> Email?! Mac connectivity?!
According to what the web page shows, no. There's none of those
capacities. You get roughly the same software as your Newt comes with
after a brain wipe. Minus the handwriting recognition, of course.
--
A *huge* proportion of people cannot make *correct and accurate*
generalisations of principles. They have to learn everything as if
it's an unrelated piece of crap, BECAUSE THEY ARE STUPID! PEOPLE ARE STUPID!
-- Thorfinn
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