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>From: Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <[email protected]>
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Content with prettier eye candy sells ideas If you cannot keep up with the
current "style" your content looks flaky and suspect. Think here of
mimeographed
political flyers when Xerox came out. The medium in itself is a semaphore
subtexting and toning whatever it expresses.
Rather than the democratizing effect that personal computers should have, if
you
cannot keep up financially your ability to put a message out is compromised.
Your comments about the struggle on the street level I can well identify with.
Steve jobs has lost touch with the needs of the masses he sought in the old
days.
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Well, the mimeograph analogy is not the best but does serve a an example of
waning technology.
In the early 70's my political friends and I produced 2 & 3 color political
flyers on a mimeograph. Xerox was a rather low quality black and white
substitute at at that time. Even the Gestetner mimeo techs were amazed at what
we could do with their machines and took samples of our work to their regional
office. We were doing duotones on a mimeograph. It took Xerox another 30 years
to get a decent color copier. --And we were hard pressed to buy food in those
days.
I guess the point, is that if we are creative enough we will find solutions to
the latest technological advances we are faced with regardless of our budget
(or
lack of). I have no fear of Apple or any other corporate giant. Just deal with
it!! --glen
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