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- GaeliX : Gwelloc’h distreiñ diwar hanter hent eget ober gwall veaj likes this.
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Any free alternative to Kindle? I need to buy a good device to read.
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@frafra OpenInkpot is a libre GNU/Linux distro fro eInk readers. They maintain a hardware compatibility list: http://openinkpot.org/
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@Wes Thanks so much :) Do you know any device or dev kit with an eink Pearl screen or a way to connect it to a common display port?
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@frafra I do think they may package firmware unfortunately, which gives me pause.
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@Wes I found this kit http://ur1.ca/5d9s1 but it's not Pearl. New version for mid 2012, but I need it now :)
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openinkpot.org seems dead
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@frafra The code has indeed stalled. Their forums on mobileread.com are still active though, and I hope for a resurgence :-/
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@Jfm Thanks :) But I prefer eink to read, I stay too much time in front of my lcd.
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@frafra Reading on an LCD tablet really is not the same as on an LCD monitor though; it's not as bad as eInk purists often think :)
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@frafra @jfm I think the !Openmoko WikiReader is a good platform for an eBook reader. I do wish it had a reflective lcd. http://ur1.ca/5davx
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@jfm I keep meaning to try adding RSVP (http://ur1.ca/5db0s) to FBreaderJ... but that J stands for JAVA... :(
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@kevingranade You could always add it to FBReader proper?
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'The #Kindle was a scheme for knowing what books are read by the fools who use it.' With respect, I don't think that's a fair assumption...
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@kevingranade It ought to be doable as a plug-in, like the existing TTS plug-in. Java is just something you live with, like mosquitoes.
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@Jfm I've a Kindle and I love it, because it's like paper. I use a good lcd, and when you have to stay 10 hours you notice the difference.
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@jfm aah yes, thanks for pointing that out. In fact the TTS plugin has probably already done a lot of what RSVP needs.
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http://ur1.ca/5djwx French: "la bague". English: "starbag". Yes.
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