[icon-discuss] Re: reference material on the Icon

  • From: Dan Keys <dnkeys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:39:31 -0700

Hi,
Yes, i used it with ASAP.

On Apr 26, 2007, at 7:30 AM, Kevin Jones wrote:
Back in the 90s early 90s at that, there was a version of the american heritage dictionary floating around, all in text files. I remember writing a batch file to make it work in dos, was pretty cool. It's not that large of a dictionary but it would be more than basic, there was also a thesaures also in .txt format. If Levelstar could at least release how we could write a basic c program I think we could see more home-based projects I know there's the python project, but not everyone likes or even knows python. 
Kevin   

Bill Holton wrote:
I, too, would love to see reference materials on the Icon, but I think this is a perfect opportunity for outside programmers to step in and give us something besides hangman we can add to our Icons. Personally, I would prefer the Level Star resources be spent removing bugs, getting support for Audible and RFBD books, and then on to the phone and GPS. 
     ----- Original Message -----
    *From:* Stuart Russell <mailto:stuart360@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*To:* icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:icon- discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
    *Sent:* Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:12 PM
    *Subject:* [icon-discuss] reference material on the Icon
    My first choice for reference material on the Icon would be a
dictionary. I remember the Webster's student dictionary that I used 
    in school.  Those Braille volumes were the thickness of several
phone books. Using the Icon, the contents of those 36 volumes could 
    be carried in a coat pocket.
         Stuart
                       ----- Original Message -----
        *From:* Marc Mulcahy <mailto:marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
        *To:* icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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        *Sent:* Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:26 AM
*Subject:* [icon-discuss] Re: suggestion: Wikipedia on the Icon This site claims that they have it all compressed into 2 or 4 GB 
        depending
on the image sizes. This handheld version hasn't been updated 
        for awhile
        though.
        Marc
        Marc Mulcahy
        LevelStar LLC.
        1500 Cherry St. Suite D
        Louisville, CO  80027
        (303) 926-4334 ext. 701
        marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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         > From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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         > [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
        Pratik Patel
         > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:12 AM
         > To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: suggestion: Wikipedia on the Icon 
         >
> Keep in mind that the Wikipedia collection is huge and takes > up tarrabytes of data. You're not likely to even touch the > surface of whatr might be available with the little old 30 GB. 
         >
         > Pratik
         >
         >
         >
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> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Megan 
        Kelly
         > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:56 AM
         > To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: suggestion: Wikipedia on the Icon 
         >
> Sometimes, one doesn't have an internet connection available. 
         > I think it would be wonderful to have wikipedia, or any
         > encyclopedia for that matter at
         >
         > hand all the time.
         >
         > Thanks,
         >
         > Megan
         >
         >
         > ----- Original Message -----
         > From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx
        <mailto:kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
         > To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        <mailto:icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
         > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:55 AM
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: suggestion: Wikipedia on the Icon 
         >
         >
> > you could just bookmark the wikipedia site and then you'd 
         > basically have
         > > it.
         > >
         > >
         > > Megan Kelly wrote:
         > >> Hi everyone,
> >> I came across an adaptation for running/ storing Wikipedia on a > >> hand-held device. http://infodisiac.com/Wikipedia/ index.html > >> I think it would be wonderful if something like this were 
         > to be available
         >
         > >> for the Icon.  It would make an excellent educational
         > addition to an
         > >> already amazing tool.
         > >> Thanks,
         > >> Megan
         > >>
         > >
         >
         >
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