Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Nathan, Sometime in the late 80s I used an external dial-up modem to connect to Compuserve. It was complex, and painfully slow, to get anything accomplished, but it did meet the needs of the times. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Warm Spot on a Cold Day > My very first of the internet was sometime in the late 80s, when I would > logged on to a university library to see if a particular book I wanted to > borrow was available or out on loan. This was before the WWW so it > involved typing obscure commands at the prompt but it worked. I always > mention this to my wife and children who think that the web has only been > around in this century. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Jan 3, 2010, at 5:03 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > >> And our libraries use online technology to great advantage. >> We can search <http://www.easicat.net/polaris/> >> to discover if the book is in our library system or some other; >> have the book delivered to our local library; >> and they call or email when it comes in for us. >> Quite wonderful and improved already great service. >> >> Last week the research fellow at my local library >> found the title I requested on his computer >> and offered to go to shelf and get it for me. >> >> Also, I've always found just "being" in a public library >> surrounded by all those shelves of books >> knowing I can walk out with an armload >> has a wonderful effect the mind/soul. >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> On Jan 2, 2010, at 9:03 PM, Jim Shulman wrote: >> >>> There's an even cheaper way to read the latest books (at least around >>> here): >>> The local library. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >