Mine came in the mail the other day. I have these constant urges to write now. It's hard to believe Alphasmarts are 10 years old. Why does old technology have to be so... intriguing?
"If the Internet isn't there...do we still exist?"Jim Johnson said:Sometime simpler is better. I love my Neo. I was at a cafe a couple weeks ago writing on the Neo and the young kids with their tablets were giving me confused looks. A couple came over and asked what I was working on and they were both totally befuddled that I couldn't access the internet at all on it.
In case it's of value, you could download their file management software and use that to pull files off the Neo if you don't have time to wait for it to complete the 'send' text dump. I've found the software really handy when I want to get at those files and paste them into Scrivener.Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake' said:I've had mine for several months. Things to love: No internet distractions (if I need to look something up, I just make a note all in caps), no outdoor glare, lightweight, AA batteries that last a year, hit the send key and walk away while it uploads my work.
Interesting. I have the 3000. Will it work with that? Usually, I just let it run while I'm doing something else.Jim Johnson said:In case it's of value, you could download their file management software and use that to pull files off the Neo if you don't have time to wait for it to complete the 'send' text dump. I've found the software really handy when I want to get at those files and paste them into Scrivener.
Same problem. The touch is very heavy and there are a lot of missing letters and words. I find the newest version of Word does a pretty good grammar/spell check and I run that to catch most of the errors.LorrainePaton said:I love mine to get my ideas out quickly or if I want to write outside, but I usually have a LOT more edits to do on those files. It is a mixed blessing...
I'm thinking I might get a back up too, because I love mine <3.Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake' said:I've had mine for several months. Things to love: No internet distractions (if I need to look something up, I just make a note all in caps), no outdoor glare, lightweight, AA batteries that last a year, hit the send key and walk away while it uploads my work.
There seems to be an endless supply of them on ebay but I may get a second one for backup just in case.
What are those little button-looking things with all the numbers on them?JRHenderson said:Off topic: I get exactly the same reaction when people see my cell-phone...