[FREELANCE] X-posted, Typewriter/type question

[Rob Hudson]

Alphasmart neo. 900 hours battery life and durable. Runs about two
fifty but is well worth it.

On 12/24/06, Raj Machhan <raj.machhan at gmail.com> wrote:
> John,
>
> More than anything else, suggestions on the kind of product u are
> looking for depend on the 'depth of your pockets'. A PDA could be an
> option, but I will recommend an electronic notepad (i am not sure
> whether this is the correct technical name). Anyhow, these are the
> smart gizmos which let you pen down your thoughts on a slim LCD
> screen. It is much cheaper than a PDA. Once you fill up a page, you
> can download the content on a flash drive and later onto your PC when
> you get home. Plus i has other advantages, which i don't recall as of
> now. but it is certainly worth a check.
>
> Raj
>
>
> On 12/24/06, John McDermott <jjm at jkintl.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:00:18 -0700, <techwr-l-request at lists.techwr-l.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Colleagues,
> > > -- i'd like to find a typewriter i can slip in a coat pocket while
> > > backpacking -- does such a thing exist? -- i need something that doesn't
> > > require electricity that will produce clean printed text on 8.5x11 paper
> > > sheets and that is v. portable --
> >
> > You would need pretty big pockets for most "small" manual typewriters I've
> > seen. Personally, I'd go with:
> > PDA or pda phone with folding keyboard
> > Small portable printer
> > fold-up or preferably roll-up solar cell
> >   (or one of those cool solar cell backpacks)
> >
> > I know this does not strictly meet the "does not require electricity" but
> > it does not require wall current to charge. You can probably find most of
> > this on ebay.
> >
> > Some advantages:
> > You can draw on the PDA screen
> > You can use handwriting or the folding keyboard
> > You can record your voice if you are too tired to type
> > You have a backup if you run out of paper or whatever
> > You can put different things in different pockets.
> >
> > --john
> >
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