Sneak peak.
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Sneak peak. #worldglass #writing #psion
@Kroc Still a design and functionality classic.
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@Kroc Hi Kroc, thanks for your writing - enjoyed Nomad so far, it’s an interesting concept you’re developing, I look forward to the rest of the story! It’s great that you’re using proper distraction-free tools; I miss my Psion 3c. The epub was fine on iOS, and I also ran it through a narrator app to listen to it while walking.
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@Kroc Hi Kroc, thanks for your writing - enjoyed Nomad so far, it’s an interesting concept you’re developing, I look forward to the rest of the story! It’s great that you’re using proper distraction-free tools; I miss my Psion 3c. The epub was fine on iOS, and I also ran it through a narrator app to listen to it while walking.
@M0CUV THANK YOU. I haven't had much confirmation that people are actually reading it, lol. I hadn't thought about TTS before, what app is it you're using?
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@M0CUV THANK YOU. I haven't had much confirmation that people are actually reading it, lol. I hadn't thought about TTS before, what app is it you're using?
@Kroc I saw what you were doing, and (being a bit busy) didn’t read the ongoing posts of content, anticipating a more complete version. I started reading the preview epub in the iOS Books app, which rendered it fine (your effort on format conversion paid off) - but most of my non-technical reading gets done when walking my dog so I fed the preview into Éist (non-subscription) - it’s imperfect in some places, but I think that’s its fault, not your epub’s. TTS is hugely imperfect.
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I wanted one of those, couldn't afford it though.
Try to find one now
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@Kroc Every time I see one of these I truly wish I'd ever been able to have one. These days I need something more modern, but I would have killed to have had one of these back in the day...
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@Kroc Every time I see one of these I truly wish I'd ever been able to have one. These days I need something more modern, but I would have killed to have had one of these back in the day...
@nazokiyoubinbou @Kroc I actually used one in my last two years of university. Before I was using an Apple Newton, but this was quite a pain at an unpleasant place.
The battery was holding up for ages, the keyboard was practical and I was writing a lot of homework, papers etc. on it. Definitely a milestone in computer history! -
@nazokiyoubinbou @Kroc I actually used one in my last two years of university. Before I was using an Apple Newton, but this was quite a pain at an unpleasant place.
The battery was holding up for ages, the keyboard was practical and I was writing a lot of homework, papers etc. on it. Definitely a milestone in computer history! -
@bonkers @littlealex @nazokiyoubinbou Have you seen #PocketMage? https://pocketmage.org/ He solves the latency issue by using a small OLED to display the ‘current line’ when typing. It’s a clever device but I wish the screen were wider
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@bonkers @littlealex @nazokiyoubinbou Have you seen #PocketMage? https://pocketmage.org/ He solves the latency issue by using a small OLED to display the ‘current line’ when typing. It’s a clever device but I wish the screen were wider
@Kroc @littlealex @nazokiyoubinbou looks nice, never heard of it.
The reaction time is not bad, I'd say. I haven't tried any serious writing yet, but it shows itself pretty nicely in tests.
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@Kroc that’s an incredible keyboard for a mobile device.
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Sneak peak. #worldglass #writing #psion
@Kroc The stylus is stuck in mine. But the keyboard is awesome.
Runs off 2 AA batteries, and has a serial port.
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@Kroc that’s an incredible keyboard for a mobile device.
@benjamineskola @Kroc I've got two (the one that got me through uni and an eBay spare) say waiting for me to replace their guts with something a little more modern... The quality of engineering in there is amazing though
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@Kroc Every time I see one of these I truly wish I'd ever been able to have one. These days I need something more modern, but I would have killed to have had one of these back in the day...
@nazokiyoubinbou @Kroc sniff, yeah I loved my Psion 3, until I left it in a hotel room and never found it again.
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@Kroc We have 3d printers, SoCs, OLEDs and orderable switches. Where are the products?
oops there they are: https://nerdculture.de/@bonkers/116483156961842289 https://oldbytes.space/@Kroc/116483216416855524
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@Kroc We have 3d printers, SoCs, OLEDs and orderable switches. Where are the products?
oops there they are: https://nerdculture.de/@bonkers/116483156961842289 https://oldbytes.space/@Kroc/116483216416855524
@dichotomiker No comparison I’m afraid. As much as I love to see new palmtop devices available (#PocketMage hasn’t even shipped yet), there’s still nothing that comes close to the Psion, both in terms of hardware or software. Nobody is seriously going to write a book on a PocketMage with a membrane keyboard. I _am_ writing a book on the #Psion however, in the here and now, not in future promises.
Trust me, I want an affordable, open, palmtop writing platform more than most but it’s still an issue of design and intent before we even get to the hardware. A complete replacement for the Psion is still several years away.
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@Kroc how old is this machine back in Russia the calculators used to be the size of our main frames and you would line up to use one
