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Message no. 1
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 20:30:40 +0100
Fuchi 192-PX Electronic Notebook
Gurth <gurth@******.nl>

The easy of use a pen-and-paper notebook coupled to the convenience of an
electronic one! Fuchi's 192-PX is only 10 x 15 cm small but has 50 pages
of paper-thin, touch-sensitive ruthenium polymer screens. Any pen or
pen-like object can be used to write on a page, while editing functions
are available at the press of a button -- erasing selected portions of the
text, or even the whole page at once, changing text colors, and so on.

The 192-PX comes in an attractive, synthetic leather binding in a range
of designer colors.

Options:

Computer Link
Connects the 192-PC to a computer or data storage/display system, for
data exchange between the two devices. This also allows the 192-PX to
display images retrieved from the computer or data system.
150 nuyen

Datajack link
Allows all functions to be accessed through a datajack; additionally, the
192-PX can access headware memory and other cybernetic systems through a
datajack link, giving much the same functions as a computer link.
250 nuyen

Handwriting Recognition
Allows the 192-PX to convert handwriting into other fonts, as well as
export it to text files that can be saved on chip or ported to another
computer (Computer Link or Datajack Link required). For an additional 50
nuyen, the 192-PX can be made to recognize shorthand and convert it to
normal text.
250 nuyen

Real leather binding
Replaces the standard binding. An inscription in silver or gold text is
optional.
100 nuyen (150 nuyen with inscription)

Conceal Weight Availability Cost Street Index
8 .1 4/48 hrs 800 nuyen 1.5
(excl. options)

(>) Take care not to get any of the pages folded, that'll cause loss of
function in the polymers. Either they'll get "stuck" on the text they're
currently displaying, preventing anyone from erasing it, or the text will
disappear and nothing can be written in its place again.
(>) Megan

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Message no. 2
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 13:39:55 -0700
Gurth wrote:
)Fuchi 192-PX Electronic Notebook
)Gurth <gurth@******.nl>
)
)
)Real leather binding
)Replaces the standard binding. An inscription in silver or gold text is
)optional.
)100 nuyen (150 nuyen with inscription)

If it's actually real leather shouldn't the price be a lot higher? I
thought natural materials like real leather and real wood and the
like were pretty scarce and *very* expensive in SR.

-David
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you into a panic.
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Message no. 3
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 11:20:42 +0100
David Buehrer said on 13:39/ 6 Nov 97...

> If it's actually real leather shouldn't the price be a lot higher? I
> thought natural materials like real leather and real wood and the
> like were pretty scarce and *very* expensive in SR.

A real leather jacket is 750 nuyen, and that would be about a square meter
of leather; the cover for the notepad is a bit over 300 square cm, or .03
square meters. IOW, I think 100 nuyen is already way too expensive if you
look only at the materials used...

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Message no. 4
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 07:06:19 -0700
Gurth wrote:
)David Buehrer said on 13:39/ 6 Nov 97...
)
)> If it's actually real leather shouldn't the price be a lot higher? I
)> thought natural materials like real leather and real wood and the
)> like were pretty scarce and *very* expensive in SR.
)
)A real leather jacket is 750 nuyen, and that would be about a square meter
)of leather; the cover for the notepad is a bit over 300 square cm, or .03
)square meters. IOW, I think 100 nuyen is already way too expensive if you
)look only at the materials used...

If it was being sold today (in RL) I would agree with you. But my
understanding is that in SR 205x natural resources are rare and
coveted (something like RL today's Japan where a real wood desk costs
a fortune). Maybe I've read to much cyberpunk and I'm reading
something into the game that isn't there. Anyway, I would expect a
real leather cover for the notebook to run around 500 nuyen. Just my
two cents :)

-David
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part of the face.
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Message no. 5
From: Glenn Robb <GLENNROBB@*******.NET>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 07:41:05 -0700
Gurth wrote:

> Fuchi 192-PX Electronic Notebook
> Gurth <gurth@******.nl>
>
> The easy of use a pen-and-paper notebook coupled to the convenience of an
> electronic one! Fuchi's 192-PX is only 10 x 15 cm small but has 50 pages
> of paper-thin, touch-sensitive ruthenium polymer screens. Any pen or
> pen-like object can be used to write on a page, while editing functions
> are available at the press of a button -- erasing selected portions of the
> text, or even the whole page at once, changing text colors, and so on.
>
> The 192-PX comes in an attractive, synthetic leather binding in a range
> of designer colors.
>
> Options:
>
> Computer Link
> Connects the 192-PC to a computer or data storage/display system, for
> data exchange between the two devices. This also allows the 192-PX to
> display images retrieved from the computer or data system.
> 150 nuyen
>
> Datajack link
> Allows all functions to be accessed through a datajack; additionally, the
> 192-PX can access headware memory and other cybernetic systems through a
> datajack link, giving much the same functions as a computer link.
> 250 nuyen
>
> Handwriting Recognition
> Allows the 192-PX to convert handwriting into other fonts, as well as
> export it to text files that can be saved on chip or ported to another
> computer (Computer Link or Datajack Link required). For an additional 50
> nuyen, the 192-PX can be made to recognize shorthand and convert it to
> normal text.
> 250 nuyen
>
> Real leather binding
> Replaces the standard binding. An inscription in silver or gold text is
> optional.
> 100 nuyen (150 nuyen with inscription)
>
> Conceal Weight Availability Cost Street Index
> 8 .1 4/48 hrs 800 nuyen 1.5
> (excl. options)
>
> (>) Take care not to get any of the pages folded, that'll cause loss of
> function in the polymers. Either they'll get "stuck" on the text they're
> currently displaying, preventing anyone from erasing it, or the text will
> disappear and nothing can be written in its place again.
> (>) Megan

(>) Now here is something I could use!
(>) Business Phreak

(>) You would. You get paid more money than your worth, Phreak.
(>) The Neo-Iconoclast
Message no. 6
From: Timothy Teravainen <p042668b@**.SEFLIN.ORG>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 14:32:40 -0500
On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, David Buehrer wrote:

> Gurth wrote:
> )David Buehrer said on 13:39/ 6 Nov 97...
> )
> )> If it's actually real leather shouldn't the price be a lot higher? I
> )> thought natural materials like real leather and real wood and the
> )> like were pretty scarce and *very* expensive in SR.
> )
> )A real leather jacket is 750 nuyen, and that would be about a square meter
> )of leather; the cover for the notepad is a bit over 300 square cm, or .03
> )square meters. IOW, I think 100 nuyen is already way too expensive if you
> )look only at the materials used...
>
> If it was being sold today (in RL) I would agree with you. But my
> understanding is that in SR 205x natural resources are rare and
> coveted (something like RL today's Japan where a real wood desk costs
> a fortune). Maybe I've read to much cyberpunk and I'm reading
> something into the game that isn't there. Anyway, I would expect a
> real leather cover for the notebook to run around 500 nuyen. Just my
> two cents :)
>
And just think of the PRESTIGE!
Message no. 7
From: Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 11:43:26 +1100
> > If it's actually real leather shouldn't the price be a lot higher? I
> > thought natural materials like real leather and real wood and the
> > like were pretty scarce and *very* expensive in SR.
>
> A real leather jacket is 750 nuyen, and that would be about a square meter
> of leather; the cover for the notepad is a bit over 300 square cm, or .03
> square meters. IOW, I think 100 nuyen is already way too expensive if you
> look only at the materials used...

*shrug* You could always say it's leather made from human skin... I'd
imagine there would be plenty of spare humans around in the 2050s. :)

Lady Jestyr

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Message no. 8
From: David Mezerette <mezeretted@*****.U-NANCY.FR>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 08:42:33 +0100
At 20:30 06/11/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Fuchi 192-PX Electronic Notebook
>Gurth <gurth@******.nl>
>
>Handwriting Recognition
>Allows the 192-PX to convert handwriting into other fonts, as well as
>export it to text files that can be saved on chip or ported to another
>computer (Computer Link or Datajack Link required). For an additional 50
>nuyen, the 192-PX can be made to recognize shorthand and convert it to
>normal text.
>250 nuyen
>
Secured Notebook (requires Handwriting Recognition)
Compares the handwriting of the user to the one of the legal user, by
requiring to write a password defined by the legal user. Use of the Notebook
is not allowed if both don't match.
100 nuyen
Message no. 9
From: David Mezerette <mezeretted@*****.U-NANCY.FR>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 08:45:57 +0100
At 07:06 07/11/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Gurth wrote:
>)David Buehrer said on 13:39/ 6 Nov 97...
>)
>)> If it's actually real leather shouldn't the price be a lot higher? I
>)> thought natural materials like real leather and real wood and the
>)> like were pretty scarce and *very* expensive in SR.
>)
>)A real leather jacket is 750 nuyen, and that would be about a square meter
>)of leather; the cover for the notepad is a bit over 300 square cm, or .03
>)square meters. IOW, I think 100 nuyen is already way too expensive if you
>)look only at the materials used...
>
>If it was being sold today (in RL) I would agree with you. But my
>understanding is that in SR 205x natural resources are rare and
>coveted (something like RL today's Japan where a real wood desk costs
>a fortune). Maybe I've read to much cyberpunk and I'm reading
>something into the game that isn't there. Anyway, I would expect a
>real leather cover for the notebook to run around 500 nuyen. Just my
>two cents :)
>
You can still buy your fuchi notebook with a channel(or Versace or whatever
you want) leather cover, if you really wanna pay it 500+ (++?) nuyen

ChYlD
mezeretted@*****.u-nancy.fr
Message no. 10
From: "MARTIN E. GOTTHARD" <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 21:31:35 +1000
> > A real leather jacket is 750 nuyen, and that would be about a square meter
> > of leather; the cover for the notepad is a bit over 300 square cm, or .03
> > square meters. IOW, I think 100 nuyen is already way too expensive if you
> > look only at the materials used...
>
> *shrug* You could always say it's leather made from human skin... I'd
> imagine there would be plenty of spare humans around in the 2050s. :)
>

There are already plenty of spare humans around today..... Hey, come to
think of it lady J; Wanna start a meatworks?

Just the think for the rising toxic shaman to accessorise.

On a (slightly) more serious note; If the are significantly more humans
on the planet, it makes snese to start recyling humans in some form (So
much biomass concentrated at the top of the food chain and never
recycled)... So perhaps that nutrisoy you're eating really is made with
the blood, sweat and tears of the masses.

It'd really give the players a darker image of the world.

Marty
Message no. 11
From: GKoth2258@***.COM
Subject: Re: [Stuff] Electronic Notebook
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 13:20:25 -0500
Hullo!

I actually really like this e-book thing Gurth. Imagine electronic personal
organizers in the same format (your Franklin book was never like this!).
Would be huge with the upper crust of the corps I should think. I do think
the leather version should cost more though.

Erik with a J

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