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Subject: Re: Wiki reader
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On Oct 6, 8:02=A0pm, Mark Wills <forthfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The price of the handheld WikiReader on Amazon has tumbled from the
> 100's of dollars to $14 (in the USA).
>
> In the UK, it's =A320:
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pandigital-Handheld-Electronic-Encyclopedia-W...
>
> Looks like they're selling the stock out and then that'll be it. If
> anyone is interested in getting one, now might be a good time.
>
> Note: These machines run Forth. You can place ANS Forth text files on
> the SD card and it will happily compile and run them. It comes with a
> number of Forth words to allow GUI interaction, SD card access etc.
>
> Also, if you hook it up to a serial port and a terminal emulator you
> get a Forth prompt and you're off.
>
> I just bought mine! At that price, I couldn't resist it!

Some more links:

http://createuniverses.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/wikireader-forth-simulator.ht=
ml
http://toddbot.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/wikireader-forth-and-hacking.html
http://www.tuxbrain.com/en/content/wikireader-hidden-menus
http://www.pulster.de/info/openmoko/wikireader/openmoko-wikireader-faq-puls=
ter.htm
http://github.com/wikireader/wikireader/wiki/software-information