I still have a real IBM 360 'Green Card circa 1969 in my collection.
Anyone remember those?
My OS/VS JCL Syntax Reference Summary (1972) is green.
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
I hope the electronic Kindle, and the like, doesn't replace
printed books.
Are electronic books sufficiently similar to MP3s that they will do to
books what MP3s did to CDs?
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mike wrote:
I listen to audiobooks all the time, but always in situations where books
wouldn't do well. At work at times, in the car a lot...they are fantastic
for long commutes.
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Vicky Staubly vi...@steeds.com wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2009, Steve
Remember the days when your computers' documentation outweighed your
computer by about 3 to 1?
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From: Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com
Are electronic books sufficiently similar to MP3s that they will do to
books what MP3s did to CDs?
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Vicky Staubly vi...@steeds.com wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2009, Steve at Verizon wrote:
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Books on the other hand are something that has to be read.
Not so. I have books read to me, sometimes by the author. I read a book
only when it
Remember the days when your computers' documentation outweighed your
computer by about 3 to 1?
I used to carry a half dozen reference cards, most of what I needed was
there. Now 30 years later I still pull out one of those cards about once
a year.
I used to carry a half dozen reference cards, most of what I needed was
there. Now 30 years later I still pull out one of those cards
about once a year.
I can relate to that.
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I still have a real IBM 360 'Green Card circa 1969 in my collection.
Anyone remember those?
Eric S. Sande wrote:
I used to carry a half dozen reference cards, most of what I needed
was there. Now 30 years later I still pull out one of those cards
about once a year.
I can relate to that.
Yes and no.
Music is Music. CD/DVD/LP/Cassette/MP3 are all mediums to deliver
the content of music.
Books on the other hand are something that has to be read. The
medium it is presented in determines how it can be used.
When I was in school we carried books, and marked them according to
I hope the electronic Kindle, and the like, doesn't replace
printed books.
Are electronic books sufficiently similar to MP3s that they will do to
books what MP3s did to CDs?
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I'm not necessarily a proponent for electronic readers but just note
that with Kindle you can take notes on pages, insert bookmarks etc...
Never done it myself but just know that you can.
One thing about all electronic data systems ... e-publishing systems
being one of them ... it seems to
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Books on the other hand are something that has to be read.
Not so. I have books read to me, sometimes by the author. I read a book
only when it is not available in an unabridged audiobook format. Most
are ripped from CD audiobooks in our county library but I
On Wed, 20 May 2009, Steve at Verizon wrote:
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Books on the other hand are something that has to be read.
Not so. I have books read to me, sometimes by the author. I read a book only
when it is not available in an unabridged audiobook format. Most are ripped
from
I listen to audiobooks all the time, but always in situations where books
wouldn't do well. At work at times, in the car a lot...they are fantastic
for long commutes.
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Vicky Staubly vi...@steeds.com wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2009, Steve at Verizon wrote:
Rev.
Somewhat the same here. Audiobooks are great when spending an otherwise
boring 45 minutes on a treadmill. Or that 5 hour drive to NY. I also
enjoy a half hour listen after turning out the lights in bed. Like being
read to as a kid.
Didn't mean to sound like an audiobook fanatic. I fully
That was exactly what I was getting at.
IN some instances an audio book is great. In other instances it does
not translate well.
I am a great fan of the Audio book reader on NPR, and he usually
reads light fiction which works well.
A more intense book, such as a work volume takes more
In a loose way, our current financial market derivatives problem is a
metaphor that illustrates how that kind of centralized dependence can
ultimately let us down in big ways...
Close to on topic would be making this connection with music subscription
services.
The last audio book I listened to in the car had a very intense
passage which I was deeply involved in. Right up to the point where
the officer pulled me over for missing the 30mph speed limit sign
after exiting the expressway. He did let me go after hearing my
excuse. I now use audio books in a
I totally agree about the need for books. There's nothing like the
nostalgic feeling that comes from smelling a musty book pulled from
the shelves. I love Macs, but will never get that feeling if I came
across my old GS 2.
Books are so physical. So is my cell phone, but in a very different
I know. I have a partial set of books published before the
revolutionary war, Hard bound in Leather with old pages and old
German script. Recalling the history of those books and what they
must of meant for the owners over the centuries is awesome.
Stewart
At 07:54 PM 5/20/2009, you
I wanted to add to this after reading some of the other comments. To
each their own. But for me a book on an electronic screen or being
read to me is much like the read me files that come with
applications. I rarely read them. With the exception of email, the
closest I've come to really
I saw my first passenger reading on a Kindle today on the Metro.
Will this be a trend?
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Pardon my ignorance,but what is a Kindle?
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I saw my first passenger reading on a Kindle today on the Metro.
Will this be a trend?
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A friend of ours loves it and won't do without it. We prefer
non-electronic books ourselves. Easier to read and they don't break
when you fall asleep reading and drop them : ))
Richard P.
I saw my first passenger reading on a Kindle today on the Metro.
Will this be a trend?
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Michael Drabick m.drab...@hdhcci.comwrote:
Pardon my ignorance,but what is a Kindle?
Amazon's eBook reader. A great looking gadget with a price about 3X too
much.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00154JDAI/?tag=googhydr-20hvadid=ref=pd_sl_177pa6cuyf_e
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On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Richard P. richs...@gmail.com wrote:
A friend of ours loves it and won't do without it. We prefer
non-electronic books ourselves. Easier to read and they don't break
when you fall asleep reading and drop them : ))
I think the real boon will be the Kindle DX
I can see that would be a great use for them, especially if the
electronic books would allow the updating of technical error
corrections.
Richard P.
A friend of ours loves it and won't do without it. We prefer
non-electronic books ourselves. Easier to read and they don't break
when you fall
A friend of ours loves it and won't do without it. We prefer
non-electronic books ourselves. Easier to read and they don't break
when you fall asleep reading and drop them : ))
Paperbacks don't break when they get wet either, or when they get sand
or dirt inside. I like to read books, then
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