While they are cool from a history point of view, and many did very clever hardware hacks and tricks to increase performance with less silicon, really they aren't much more than museum pieces.
What can you really do with a TRS-80 these days?
This is not off-topic. I really am sick of how badly people use their mod-points these days.
If it were me, I'd stick to good ol' fashioned carbon on paper. I find my ability to retain information increases greatly if I write it down myself, manually.
Although I agree, I think if I were in a classroom again I'd totally love having the ability to take photos of the chalkboard with my smartphone. I use that in meetings *all* the time.
I don't see why. Every time Apple gets a kick in the butt their devices get new features. I seriously doubt we'd have the Notification Center right now if it weren't for Android. Even an Apple fan would have to see that.
That presumes the iPad would have taken off. I'm not sure it would have. There are good Android tablets that are comparable to the iPad out there, but nobody cares.
being GOOD is a subjective thing. I tried the Ipad and then the Transformer, hated the Ipad, loved the Transformer
The iPad came out after the iPhone had already been very successful. Basically millions of people already knew how to use an iPad, so there was little-to-no new training involved in working with it. If you told me you had an Android phone before using the Transformer, I'd believe you without hesitation.
This is something that really doesn't come up when talking about the "mystery" of the iPad's success. I have trouble believing it would have done near as well if it had come before the iPhone. I think once people got the iPhone the appeal of the iPad became apparent.
What's weird is when I was between the ages of 4 and 5 it took me next to no time to memorize the command to play the games. I entered it hundreds of times without fail. But, man, put me in front of a command line these days and big question marks appear over my head even after I've used the command thousands of times over my lifetime.
Even though I'm not the slightest bit interested in owning a phone whose OS contains the word 'Windows', I would like to see a third significant competitor come along and shake things up a bit. I just don't get excited by putting faster processors in phones anymore.
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While they are cool from a history point of view, and many did very clever hardware hacks and tricks to increase performance with less silicon, really they aren't much more than museum pieces.
What can you really do with a TRS-80 these days?
This is not off-topic. I really am sick of how badly people use their mod-points these days.
What can you really do with a TRS-80 these days?
Learn to appreciate the value of abstraction.
If it were me, I'd stick to good ol' fashioned carbon on paper. I find my ability to retain information increases greatly if I write it down myself, manually.
Although I agree, I think if I were in a classroom again I'd totally love having the ability to take photos of the chalkboard with my smartphone. I use that in meetings *all* the time.
if a device has no features what do you think the experience will be?
Who's talking about devices with no features?
Just curious, do you own a smartphone?
at 500 bucks it's still too expensive. It's the same price as a good windows laptop.
What does the price of a laptop have to do with it? They're two different devices!
Are you talking the extreme fans or are you including the satisfied customers, too?
Apple fanbois are getting nervous.
I don't see why. Every time Apple gets a kick in the butt their devices get new features. I seriously doubt we'd have the Notification Center right now if it weren't for Android. Even an Apple fan would have to see that.
That presumes the iPad would have taken off. I'm not sure it would have. There are good Android tablets that are comparable to the iPad out there, but nobody cares.
being GOOD is a subjective thing. I tried the Ipad and then the Transformer, hated the Ipad, loved the Transformer
The iPad came out after the iPhone had already been very successful. Basically millions of people already knew how to use an iPad, so there was little-to-no new training involved in working with it. If you told me you had an Android phone before using the Transformer, I'd believe you without hesitation.
This is something that really doesn't come up when talking about the "mystery" of the iPad's success. I have trouble believing it would have done near as well if it had come before the iPhone. I think once people got the iPhone the appeal of the iPad became apparent.
The ipad can't even search within a webpage.
Wrong. It can, but the way Apple implemented it is obnoxious.
Really tho, it's only funny due to a plethora of mislabeled porn.
RUN
*I'm not a physicist, please don't kill me for getting it completely wrong.
If we come after you, close your eyes. We wouldn't want you affecting the outcome.
What's weird is when I was between the ages of 4 and 5 it took me next to no time to memorize the command to play the games. I entered it hundreds of times without fail. But, man, put me in front of a command line these days and big question marks appear over my head even after I've used the command thousands of times over my lifetime.
I miss having my five year old sponge brain.
you're.
I still prefer my method of estimating other people's IQ by correcting their spelling errors.
The same "common sense" that might tell you the Earth is actually flat. What is "common sense" to you is not to another. Dress codes are superficial.
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My coworkers and Google thought so.
Well, at the rate we're using fossil fuels right now, the atmosphere should be just about ready when they're done.
I thought it ended ok, but IANAL.
Eh, I suppose. The real point of it is: "Turn pages and tell your buddies to buy this book."
Like I said, physically handling them makes a difference. Try it.
Even though I'm not the slightest bit interested in owning a phone whose OS contains the word 'Windows', I would like to see a third significant competitor come along and shake things up a bit. I just don't get excited by putting faster processors in phones anymore.
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