Comments on: Bookwheel: the multiple-tabbed browser of the XVIth Century http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Henry Goodwin http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1293967 Henry Goodwin Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1293967 Okay, I'm building myself one as soon as I gain sufficient knowledge in the trade. Okay, I’m building myself one as soon as I gain sufficient knowledge in the trade.

]]> By: Erik Perera http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1293937 Erik Perera Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1293937 Angostino Ramelli is a largely ignored genius in the Da Vinci mode (from an engineering perspective) I have a wonderful collection of his designs that sits on a table in my place just to flick through occasionally and marvel.  <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Various-Ingenious-Machines-Agostino-Ramelli/dp/0486281809" rel="nofollow">The Various and Ingenious Machines of Angostino Ramelli</a> Angostino Ramelli is a largely ignored genius in the Da Vinci mode (from an engineering perspective) I have a wonderful collection of his designs that sits on a table in my place just to flick through occasionally and marvel.  The Various and Ingenious Machines of Angostino Ramelli

]]> By: fight4paece http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1293630 fight4paece Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1293630 I used to work in a factory where there was a large computerized wheel that held and dispensed parts in the maintenance shop. Also it reminds me of the motorized  rotating jewelry cases I have seen in some stores since I was a child. I used to work in a factory where there was a large computerized wheel that held and dispensed parts in the maintenance shop. Also it reminds me of the motorized  rotating jewelry cases I have seen in some stores since I was a child.

]]> By: oscarfalcon http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1293517 oscarfalcon Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1293517 I actually think this is quite cool. It could be made today in a more stealthy way but come on, a rotating book case, Awesome. I actually think this is quite cool. It could be made today in a more stealthy way but come on, a rotating book case, Awesome.

]]> By: Petzl http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1293101 Petzl Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1293101 If these become popular, you know it's the next thing they'll start placing restrictions on: "Passengers, please refrain from using your bookwheel during takeoff and landing." If these become popular, you know it’s the next thing they’ll start placing restrictions on:
“Passengers, please refrain from using your bookwheel during takeoff and landing.”

]]> By: SoItBegins http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292971 SoItBegins Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292971 Wouldn't the big wheel interfere with the wi-fi signal? Wouldn’t the big wheel interfere with the wi-fi signal?

]]> By: CP-S http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292948 CP-S Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292948 Just hook it up to your <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnspit_Dog" rel="nofollow">Turnspit Dog</a> and you'll have the 18th c. equivalent of Cover Flow. Just hook it up to your Turnspit Dog and you’ll have the 18th c. equivalent of Cover Flow.

]]> By: Bob N Johnson http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292887 Bob N Johnson Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292887 My version of a gentleman's heaven. <a href="http://honeymoons.about.com/od/northcarolina/ss/biltmore_estate_3.htm" rel="nofollow">George Vanderbilt's Library</a> My version of a gentleman’s heaven.

George Vanderbilt’s Library

]]> By: Charles Richter http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292763 Charles Richter Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292763 There is a smaller version of one of these in the Theological Hall of the library of the Strahov Monastery in Prague.  In this photo, it's on the lower right: http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XgO-6r0KX6k/Ss0oNoa3ubI/AAAAAAAAIxI/7yu7qPHyPbI/1249428908547.jpg There is a smaller version of one of these in the Theological Hall of the library of the Strahov Monastery in Prague.  In this photo, it’s on the lower right:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XgO-6r0KX6k/Ss0oNoa3ubI/AAAAAAAAIxI/7yu7qPHyPbI/1249428908547.jpg

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292702 awjt Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292702 OK, what?  This is a poor solution to a problem that still exists today.  Fast indexing, search, retrieval and curation of information, acting on a solo basis.  Why not a lower-tech solution?  Have a room with book stands laid out in an arc.  The user stands in the middle of the arc and can move from one to the next with a clipboard to write down results of the various searches.  No matter how you slice it, this is a serial problem.  With one brain and one pair of eyeballs, there is no parallelism here. OK, what?  This is a poor solution to a problem that still exists today.  Fast indexing, search, retrieval and curation of information, acting on a solo basis.  Why not a lower-tech solution?  Have a room with book stands laid out in an arc.  The user stands in the middle of the arc and can move from one to the next with a clipboard to write down results of the various searches.  No matter how you slice it, this is a serial problem.  With one brain and one pair of eyeballs, there is no parallelism here.

]]> By: mamayama http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292699 mamayama Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292699 For an amusing clip of a bookwheel in use, check out this clip from the 1973 Three Musketeers film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLkMfxHfx0o For an amusing clip of a bookwheel in use, check out this clip from the 1973 Three Musketeers film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLkMfxHfx0o

]]> By: פיני סולימן הלוואות http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292693 פיני סולימן הלוואות Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292693 nice one nice one

]]> By: tp1024 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292667 tp1024 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292667 I think it was part of "The Confusion" ... unfortunately my copy of that one is AWOL ... I think it was part of “The Confusion” … unfortunately my copy of that one is AWOL …

]]> By: Michael Dawson http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292659 Michael Dawson Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292659 I love how pleased he looks, check me out with my bookwheel, I'm a fly mofo! I love how pleased he looks, check me out with my bookwheel, I’m a fly mofo!

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292655 SedanChair Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292655 Of course, the answer is always, "just hire some more servants! They're cheap right now!" Of course, the answer is always, “just hire some more servants! They’re cheap right now!”

]]> By: cdh1971 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292653 cdh1971 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292653 Hmm...not sure if you're joking...any reasonable gentleman would have a servant handy to operate the wheel. Perhaps you're a young gentleman at University who cannot yet afford multiple full-time man-servants. (Touch the picture to enlarge the pic of my favourite, long-time manservant.) Hmm…not sure if you’re joking…any reasonable gentleman would have a servant handy to operate the wheel.

Perhaps you’re a young gentleman at University who cannot yet afford multiple full-time man-servants. (Touch the picture to enlarge the pic of my favourite, long-time manservant.)

]]> By: George Michaelson http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292652 George Michaelson Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292652 isn't this in 'system of the world' by Neal Stephenson? isn’t this in ‘system of the world’ by Neal Stephenson?

]]> By: Tom http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292647 Tom Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292647 Feels like prior art. Feels like prior art.

]]> By: Just_Ok http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292645 Just_Ok Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292645 hmm, one each for ipad, iphone, macbook, other tablet, laptop, other laptop, other phone, car keys, microwave, coffee machine, baby changing station, crib, urinal perfect work @ home setup hmm, one each for ipad, iphone, macbook, other tablet, laptop, other laptop, other phone, car keys, microwave, coffee machine, baby changing station, crib, urinal

perfect work @ home setup

]]> By: SedanChair http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292642 SedanChair Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292642 Dammit, I put too many books on my bookwheel and now it turns too slow. But if I take the books off I'll lose my place GAAHHH THE FUTURE SUCKS I NEED A BIGGER BOOKWHEEL ALREADY Dammit, I put too many books on my bookwheel and now it turns too slow. But if I take the books off I’ll lose my place GAAHHH THE FUTURE SUCKS I NEED A BIGGER BOOKWHEEL ALREADY

]]> By: JIMWICh http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292640 JIMWICh Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292640 Middle Ages dude had like the equivalent of 12 or 14 Cinema Displays! Middle Ages dude had like the equivalent of 12 or 14 Cinema Displays!

]]> By: MrRocking http://boingboing.net/2011/12/10/bookwheel-the-multiple-tabbed.html#comment-1292633 MrRocking Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133710#comment-1292633 What manner of wizardry is this? What manner of wizardry is this?

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