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Re: What's on your bookshelf?
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2006 Sep 14, 12:49 -0500
On 13 Sep 2006, at 6:14 PM, Royer, Doug wrote:
> the public library (at least in the US) is a treasure trove.
Actually I am moving towards having my library as text files, HTML
files, and PDF files on my hard drive. I have at least 1000 books on
my computer, where I can search through them all in moments. That is
what has made the pruning of my books do-able.
There will always be books that I want in hardback to take outside to
read, but there are a class of books that are not classics that you
simply use for reference on occasion and they are perfect candidates
for computer-based books.
Someday we may get color LCD displays on laptops that one can
actually read in outdoor light, but until then, we're stuck with
indoor only reading on computers.
Dan
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From: Dan Allen
Date: 2006 Sep 14, 12:49 -0500
On 13 Sep 2006, at 6:14 PM, Royer, Doug wrote:
> the public library (at least in the US) is a treasure trove.
Actually I am moving towards having my library as text files, HTML
files, and PDF files on my hard drive. I have at least 1000 books on
my computer, where I can search through them all in moments. That is
what has made the pruning of my books do-able.
There will always be books that I want in hardback to take outside to
read, but there are a class of books that are not classics that you
simply use for reference on occasion and they are perfect candidates
for computer-based books.
Someday we may get color LCD displays on laptops that one can
actually read in outdoor light, but until then, we're stuck with
indoor only reading on computers.
Dan
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