What can you do with an ISA specification?

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51 pointsmatt_d6 comments

Something not listed: OS development. It is critical to have ISA docs for OS development. I bought an e-reader just to have the Intel x86 SDM available to me at all times.

Genuine question: Why an e-reader and not just use your phone?

Screen size, battery life, easier to read, I can make notes on it with the stylus, and my phone is a distraction whereas my reader has all network connectivity, sound and notifications disabled.

For me at least, screen size! You really want to be able to fit any diagram on the whole screen at once.

Another similar question, Why not any tablet (IPad, Android, etc...)? I've found trying to quickly browse information on an eReader to be an exercise in patience.

Genuinely wondering how this is working out for you and if you have any pictures of this setup that would be interesting.

My eReader is the only tablet I own; the big plus of it for me is that it gets about a week of battery per charge, so I don't have an extra device to remember to charge every night, put back in my backpack, etc.

Don't really have a setup worth taking pictures of, it's just a Remarkable 2 with KOReader.

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