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Yes, he even mentioned the AlphaSmart in the article. I had a Neo...an excellent writing device with a great keyboard, fantastic battery life, and enough storag
by themadturk 4y ago
Yes, he even mentioned the AlphaSmart in the article. I had a Neo...an excellent writing device with a great keyboard, fantastic battery life, and enough storage to keep me satisfied for a week or so (and the editor was full screen, none of this "only go forward" crap). The only thing it required a computer for was to offload the text you'd written...and with additional software, you could even upload files to it and modify the fonts to give you more lines per screen.
- dietrichepp 4y agoHah, I didn’t quite make it to the end of the article! I see that you can still buy the AlphaSmart Neo online.
- itsjustmath 4y agoYou can! And there’s software on GitHub to allow you to transfer it to your computer (I’ve tested it successfully on my Mac)
- II2II 4y agoWhen they started talking about using it as a Bluetooth keyboard, I couldn't help thinking that they wanted an AlphaSmart. Sure enough, they brought it up (albeit, without mentioning that it could be used as a wired keyboard). The brilliant thing about the AlphaSmart is that is transferred data to the computer as a keyboard. That ensured it was compatible with almost any computer of the era and it will likely support any device that supports USB host mode today.