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Re: A Touch of Strange Book Sale

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From: Nicholas Buenk
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 00:00
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So he one of those people who still use a black & white tv and analog mobile
phone. He would be bying a diligtal tv any time soon.
>Robin Harrison wrote:
>
>> >>Usenet is a strictly text based medium
>
>                        ^^^^^^who says?
>
>
>> >>and HTML only increases
>> >>bandwidth to no good effect.
>>
>
>I don't believe what I'm reading! A sci-fi buff advocating that we
>should all remain in the dark ages because change makes him
>uncomfortable!!
>
>> >People who have no clue that this is a shared resource, but see
>> >it as anything else on their PC, something they can do what
>> >they want with.
>>
>
>yes, I quite agree - you can't have people doing whatever they want with
>their own PC. It'll be all out anarchy! </sarcasm>
>
>> >Same as pirate software really.
>>
>you really hit the nail on the head that time! Using your PC to mail
>hypertext is EXACTLY like illegally copying software. EXACTLY!
>
>> >
>> >Those who do own the resources will eventually have to get rather
>> >more agressive..  I hope.
>
>The easy solution is, I guess that you get yourselves a decent HTML
>reader. Netscape is quite adequate for the job. Reading plain text does
>not make you a more hardcore user than anyone else.
>
>CC.
>
>
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From: "Nicholas Buenk" <nospam@nospam.com>
Subject: Re: A Touch of Strange Book Sale
Date: 1998/03/25
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