Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:46:04 -0800 From: Peter Giessel <pgiessel@mac.com> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: which reader/tablet/<whatever> Message-ID: <DBD549A6-E80C-4A1B-919A-E9D28F1E8937@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20130610031314.GA32304@ethic.thought.org> References: <20130610031314.GA32304@ethic.thought.org>
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On 2013, Jun 9, at 19:13, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote:
> can I put
> freebsd on these tablet devices?
Personally, I don't see how another O.S. would work on the tablet =
devices. They don't have any of the hardware other O.S.'s assume (such =
as a keyboard), and they have such proprietary hardware. The hardware =
is so "touch centric", than running a non-touch O.S. does not seem wise, =
but I could be wrong.
> if I bought, say, WAR AND PIECE
> or something out of copyright { schopenhauer or marcus aurelius =
}
> that is in text, how do I get it to whatever tablet I have? =20
> right now we've got cable and I use the telco for my server.
> I know that works, but it is only good for my computer network.
>=20
> but say I wanted to keep things simple and buy some kind of =
kindle
> or nook. how does amazon.com or bn.com get their new ebooks =
onto
> my reader?
All of the tablet type devices I'm aware of can access the internet =
through WiFi, which allows them to download the various books. Many of =
them now also have a 4g type cellular antenna which can be used (with a =
subscription for network access through your favorite telecom) to =
download your favorite book.
I admit I'm most familiar with putting books on Apple tablet devices. =
PDFs or ePubs can be e-mailed to the device, which opens well in their =
reading app. The devices allow any text (including I suppose, plain =
text) on the screen to be "spoken" by the device.
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