new technology
Introducing the new Bio Optic Organised Knowledge device, registerd trademark BOOK®.
BOOK® is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology; no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere, even sitting in an arm chair by the fire, yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-Rom disc.
Here is how it works: BOOK® is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of recyclable paper called pages, each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. The pages are locked together with a custom fitted device called a binder, which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. Opaque paper technology allows manufacturers to use both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting costs.
BOOK® never crashes or requires re-booting. The browse feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet and move forwards or backwards as you wish. Many come with an index feature which pinpoints the exact location of any selected information for instant retrieval.
An optional bookmark accessory allows you to open the BOOK® at the exact place you left it in a previous session. Bookmarks comply with universal design standards; thus a single bookmark can be used in BOOK®s by various manufacturers. Conversely, numerous bookmarks can be used in a single BOOK® if the user wants to store several views at once.
You can also make personal notes next to BOOK® text entries with optional programming tools, named Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Stylus or PENCILS.
Portable, durable and affordable, the BOOK® is being hailed as the precursor of a huge entertainment wave. BOOK® appeal seems so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the platform and investors are reportedly flocking to the new phenomenon.
acknowledgements
This text is adapted from one displayed in the quarto bookshop, st. andrews, fife, scotland and is originally believed to have been published in a st. andrews university staff newsletter.
Unfortunately, as reported in the courier, the quarto bookshop is now closed. The former owner margaret squires, has written several articles about running the bookshop and, in particular, this one about the closure.
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