Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would youchoose?

["SG" <sg@erols.com>]

Bill Hoggett<bill_hoggett@lineone.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 15:40:16 -0700, "Stephan Schaem"
> <tthai@mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >"James Coupe" <james@zephyr.org.uk> wrote in message lq7ZHxLX0lW7Ewzf@gratiano.zephyr.org.uk">news:lq7ZHxLX0lW7Ewzf@gratiano.zephyr.org.uk...
> >> In message <tlkmt3ej412jc7@corp.supernews.com>, Stephan Schaem
> >> <tthai@mindspring.com> writes
> >> >I think if the design can fit in a 6x3x1 inch format with a color LCD a few people would buy them.
> >>
> >> Would the computers come with a news-reader that prohibited top-posting,
> >> too?
> >
> >Anything possible... maybe even refuse to post message with signature 4 time longer then the
> >message itself? Keep your great idea coming!
> 
> Here's another one: use a newsreader that uses a decent maximum
> line-length, but you don't give a hoot for good netiquette, do you?
> All you want to do is troll.

Real newsreaders even let you change the line length as you type. 

Well, I guess that should actually be, "real OSs," since the key to
that is being able to change prefs on the fly while you use programs.

Multitasking: try to imagine it.
-- 

Steve.