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I changed the explanation so that it refers to the device actually being the fictional, encyclopedic ''Guide'', not the novel. For one thing, the novel describes the ''Guide'' as essentially an e-book (despite being published in 1979). Mainly, having the novel on hand while traveling would not be of much use in the ways described, while access to the fictional encyclopedia would match the description exactly, just as it is used in the fictional franchise. [[User:Jerodast|- jerodast]] ([[User talk:Jerodast|talk]]) 23:53, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
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I changed the explanation so that it refers to the device actually being the fictional, encyclopedic ''Guide'', not the novel. For one thing, the novel describes the ''Guide'' as essentially an e-book (despite being published in 1979). Mainly, having the novel on hand while traveling would not be of much use in the ways described, while access to the fictional encyclopedia would match the description exactly, just as it is used in the fictional franchise. [[User:Jerodast|- jerodast]] ([[User talk:Jerodast|talk]]) 23:53, 3 December 2012 (UTC)                      Where is the transcript? [[Special:Contributions/121.54.48.38|121.54.48.38]] 04:09, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
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this was before. Wikipedia offline for android. {{unsigned ip|108.168.13.84}}
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There's no transcript. Someone fix please? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.45|108.162.216.45]] 04:50, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
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The transcript is done. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 19:45, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
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Alternative explanation: Cueball hid his copy of the Guide in a Kindle shell.
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[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.44|108.162.245.44]] 13:20, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
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(Five years later) - The 3G network that the Whispernet relies on is being decommissioned in 2022. I wonder if Randall will show up drunk at Bezos or Jassys lawn... ([https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/nbj7aa/kindle_3g_data_decommissioning_in_2022/ cite])  [[User:Popup|Popup]] ([[User talk:Popup|talk]]) 14:10, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

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I changed the explanation so that it refers to the device actually being the fictional, encyclopedic Guide, not the novel. For one thing, the novel describes the Guide as essentially an e-book (despite being published in 1979). Mainly, having the novel on hand while traveling would not be of much use in the ways described, while access to the fictional encyclopedia would match the description exactly, just as it is used in the fictional franchise. - jerodast (talk) 23:53, 3 December 2012 (UTC) Where is the transcript? 121.54.48.38 04:09, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

this was before. Wikipedia offline for android. 108.168.13.84 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

There's no transcript. Someone fix please? 108.162.216.45 04:50, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

The transcript is done. --Dgbrt (talk) 19:45, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Alternative explanation: Cueball hid his copy of the Guide in a Kindle shell. 108.162.245.44 13:20, 12 November 2016 (UTC)


(Five years later) - The 3G network that the Whispernet relies on is being decommissioned in 2022. I wonder if Randall will show up drunk at Bezos or Jassys lawn... (cite) Popup (talk) 14:10, 5 July 2021 (UTC)