[NJARC] B.O.O.K.

[John Dilks K2TQN]

Subject: B.O.O.K.

Announcing the new Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge device (BOOK).
It's 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. 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, each capable of holding thousands of bits of
information. These pages are locked together with a custom-fit device
called a binder that keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. The
user scans each sheet optically, registering information directly into
his or her brain. A flick of the finger takes the user to the next
sheet.

The BOOK may be taken up at any time and used by merely opening it. The
"browse" feature allows the user to move instantly to any sheet and to
move forward or backward as desired. Most BOOKs come with an "index"
feature that pinpoints the exact location of any selected information
for instant retrieval. An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows the user
to open the BOOK to the exact place left 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.

Portable, durable, and affordable, the BOOK is the entertainment wave of
the future, and many new titles are expected soon, due to the surge in
popularity of its programming tool, the Portable Erasable-Nib Cryptic
Intercommunication Language Stylus (PENCILS).