Re: A way to stop getting Spectrum

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From: herrickd
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 1990 19:31

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In article <414.UUL1.3#5131@mvac23.UUCP>, thomas@mvac23.UUCP (Thomas Lapp) writes:
>> (2) you are saving trees and oil by not receiving
>>     a glossy magazine which comes in the mail encapsulated in a plastic bag
> 
> About this point.  Why are the ACM and IEEE packaging their journals
> this way now?  I think it is a waste of plastic, and doesn't help
> the environment any.  Now that I think about it, I think BYTE comes
> that way too.  What is going on in the magazine industry?  Is it
> time for us readers to say "stop doing this"?

I thought this was a discussion between non readers.  I think
it is nice to get Spectrum and Byte with their covers intact.

dan herrick
herrickd@astro.pc.ab.com

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Subject: Re: A way to stop getting Spectrum
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Date: 10 Dec 90 19:31:40 GMT
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