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On 7/1/2016 9:57 AM, Wagner, Leslie A wrote:
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> I must add to this thread that I showed the online downloadable files
> to my husband (a former Boy Scout). His response: “What good is
> that? You have to print out 300 plus pages to read it.” Okay. He’s
> very old school. He retires (again) at the end of July. I, too, like
> the hard copy form – it’s so much easier (for us old fogies) to
> flip through and quickly explore the paper version.
>
I feel the same way about reading on the computer. A PDF permits us to
search for specific words and print out individual pages. However, that
wonderful old-book scent is lost.
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> I’m also going to show these books to our FabLab director who is
> both an artist and a tech wizard. He’s been very keen on having
> how-to instructional materials on the old ways…
>
We may have a chance to bring back something that should have been here
always. If there's anything I can say or do to assist the process, I
will do it.
> Thank you, Michael, for bringing these items to our attention!
>
You are very welcome. It's been my pleasure.
Michael Holt
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