Just wondering: were you able to view any of those YouTube links (in post #1 or 2) with your OS9 + Mozilla browser?
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Although my reaction to the name "iPad" was also initially negative (for different reasons), i can sorta see now where simple is better... especially for non-English users, who might mangle something like iSlate [ee-slah-tay] or iTablet [ee-tah-blay].