Re: Untouchables [Andreas J., please read]

Andreas Johansson scripsit:

> Incidentally, I was unfortunate enough to have to do maths on one today;
> they're quite popular here in Germany. Back in Sweden, we had them in
> elementary school, but in high school and at Uni, they always
> use "whiteboards", whitish things you write on with special pens. They have
> the major advantage of not involving chalk.
Whiteboards (and indeed they are so named in English) are common in
corporations, but I have never seen one in any educational establishment
in the U.S. (which is by no means to say there are none).  The coolest
variety have a large canvas which can be scrolled left or right, by
full screens or by smaller steps, and can even save copies of what's
currently in view using a giant scanner; you can hook up a conventional
printer for hard copy or (I suppose) put them on a network.  I only
got to use this Wundergeraet once or twice, alas.

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