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Re: What is the oldest computer that could be used today for real work? [message #411656 is a reply to message #411640] Tue, 05 October 2021 09:48 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Peter Flass is currently offline  Peter Flass
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Maus <Greymaus@mail.com> wrote:
> On 2021-10-05, Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
>> Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> schrieb:
>>
>>> Why Amazon is within its rights to remove access to your Kindle books
>>
>>> https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-amazon-is-within-its-right s-to-remove-access-to-your-kindle-books/
>>
>> Yuck. The author makes a very strong case for paper-based books (and
>> for buying DVDs instead of streaming).
>
> I am sitting here surrounded by dead-tree books which I no longer find a
> pleasure to read. Eye problems. I can increase the font-size in Kindle.
>
>

I discovered how useful this is when I recently had cataracts removed and
before I picked up some reading glasses.

I read mostly Amazon eBooks, and library books, these days. I used to have
shelves full of books in every room of the house until I moved. I kept only
a few and now seldom buy any dead-tree books.

--
Pete
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