We entirely agree with the spirt of the following piece. On the other hand, it was circulated by e-mail: 'Announcing the new Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge device called B.O.O.K. The BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use even a child can operate it. Just lift its cover! Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere - even sitting in an armchair by the fire - yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disk. Here's how it works ... Each BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. These pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. Opaque PaperTechnology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting costs in half. Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheeet. The BOOK may be taken up at any time and used by merely opening it. The BOOK never crashes and never needs rebooting. The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward 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 to the exact place you left it in a previous session - even if the BOOK has been closed. BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus, a single BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers. The medium is ideal for a long term archive use. Several field trials have proven that the medium will still be readable in several centuries, and because of its simple user interface it will be compatible with future reading devices. Portable, durable, and affordable, the BOOK is being hailed as the entertainment wave of the future.' Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 83 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com