Using an iPad - was krankshaft format solution found

SUBSCRIBE BOC-L Jamun jason_gregory at TALK21.COM
Sun Apr 10 10:04:06 EDT 2011


On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:26:34 +0100, John Rennie <hawkfan at RATSAUCE.CO.UK> wrote:

>The 7" tablets are too small really. You need a 10" screen like the
>iPad or the Archos 101 for reading PDFs to be a pleasant experience.
>Be warned that the experience of several friends suggests that wives
>love iPads and will quick monopolise it. Most of my friends have had
>to buy a second iPad for their own use. Friends with a teenage
>daughter have had to buy a third!

Yep, a 7" inch would be too small. I am hoping for iPad 3 that they will
double the resolution to 2048x1536, which would result in a much sharper
display. Having said that the current iPad screen is extremely good being an
IPS screen. Its viewing angle is fantastic in both portrait and landscape mode.

I agree, my wife "borrows" my iPad all the time to play Farmville! And my
two daughters fight over it. 

I played "Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP" last night on the iPad and
never since ICO for the PS2 have I been so impressed with a game. The
soundtrack and 8bit art is just amazing.

As a tip for the iPad, download Frotz for the iPad and some classic Infocom
images and you can play those classic text adventures. Man alive;
Hitchhikers, Leather Goddess, A Mind Forever Voyaging and the Lurking Horror
where EPIC.



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