Sorry about the complaint in my last email. There were quite a few that
were on the way before I wrote.

The problem I would have with these flexible displays, would be if they
were left in your pocket when doing the washing !!! But that's a different
story. :-)

With Squeak being image based, I thought it would be good to have many
pages of already opened projects,an already viewed and stored website on a
few pages, maybe you email opened on a page, your newsgroups on another,
MP3s on another page, dvd mobvies on another page and all you do is flip to
the page you want to go to instead of click, click, click, load and unload.
And why do people have multiple screens, and why do Linux users like
multiple desktops. And isn't it easier for schoolchildren to use an
exercise book rather than a slate, (or are exercise books obsolete now,
maybe I'm getting too old).

I feel like a lamb to the slaughter sometimes, but that's what I like about
this list, being humbled.

Bye!
Gary


>Jecel Assumpcao Jr wrote:
>
>>On Thursday 28 August 2003 13:54, Doug Way wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>Speaking of hardware innovations, though, one idea I've thought would
>>>be interesting:  If you had a truly flexible screen technology, you
>>>could have a dynabook with the form factor of a scroll.  When rolled
>>>up, you'd have a very portable (say) 6" long stick, which you could
>>>then unroll into a 12"x6" screen.  It could have a little brace which
>>>unfolds to hold the screen in place.  I'd think that a flexible,
>>>rollable screen technology will be available before a screen which
>>>can be perfectly folded with no gaps.  I suppose this is more
>>>interesting from a portability perspective than a usability
>>>perspective, though.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Check out the TV series "Earth: Final Conflict" or the movie "Red 
>>Planet" for very nice visualizations of your idea.
>>
>>http://members.aol.com/nokomiss/Palmcorder.gif
>>
>>I would prefer it if the scroll were slightly conical, so when you 
>>unroll it you would get something similar to the attached picture.
>>
>>-- Jecel
>>
>
>If these flexible displays had wireless capability, then they wouldn't 
>need to be physically attached to the computer.  I could imagine that in 
>your home, you'd have a number of 8.5 x 11 displays that you could 
>spread out on a desktop, or hang on a wall.  You could also throw a few 
>in a folder or your luggage to carry with you.  Displays of a smaller 
>dimension could roll up into a cylinder for even more portability.
>
>- Stephen
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