4 Sep
2007
4 Sep
'07
10:34 p.m.
Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:>
I, too, much prefer to have paper
datasheets/databooks. It's a lot easier
to flip thorugh a databook than try to find what > you want on the web.
Before the days of 'everything on the web' the
Relying on everything being
on the web is very bad. All it takes is a server failure, closing of a website or someone
to "leave the web forever" and all the data is gone.
I am busy archiving a programming group (AMOS-LIST) over on Yahoo before it vanishes
(Yahoo often delete groups without reason, regardless of how active it is). Mainly for my
own use, but I have uploaded some of it to Aminet for fellow Amiga enthusiasts.
Got a long way to go though, I have 3000 messages out of 8300 on my laptop. Hard work, but
alot of valuable info (and example code).
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk