Not true, if the pdf is created properly, it should be just a few
hundred kilobytes in size. Many pdf's are not created as they should be
and are a few megs in size. Even if it turns out to be 2 or 3 meg
depending on the number of pages, that is still reasonable on dialup
internet.
A creative webmaster could set the pdf up to be viewable online as well,
so that you could see the TOC online, and only view the pages that you
are interested in. There are all types of options available when going
electronic.
However, I imagine that most of us like to have it handy to browse
through while away from the computer.
For those on slow connections that just don't want to hassle with
downloading and printing, they get to pay a small fee to have it printed
and delivered as always.
As you can see, I'm all for going totally electronic. We have a
powerful medium at our fingertips and I think we should exploit it.
Charles
Ted Samsel wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: "Charles \"wokka\" Goldsmith" <[email protected]>
Sent: Nov 14, 2005 10:24 PM
To: Dale Barnard <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] The TEXAS CAVER--RIP???
A further suggestion, send out the next Texas Caver as a postcard,
giving the web address link for those not on this mailing list or not on
the "intarweb" yet
Unless you have DSL or a T-line, a single PDF can be a real PITA to download.
Why not have multiple PDFs (one for each article/etc.) so that you could
download what was pertinent?
Ted
http://home.infionline.net/~tbsamsel/
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