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Re: VDA at 90 was KillieTalk Digest V3 #1358

You make some vary valid and good points!
erny



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron @ FAR EAST" <ronwill at cyberway_com.sg>
To: <KillieTalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: VDA at 90 was KillieTalk Digest V3 #1358


> > KillieTalk Digest       Thursday, July 5 2001       Volume 03 : Number
1358
> > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:48:12 -0500
> > From: "Scott Davis" <unclescott at prodigy_net>
> > Subject: Re: VDA at 90
> >
> > I like your idea Tony of re-issuing the old slide programs. Probably a
> > slide-program chair got frustrated when the programs weren't returned...
I
> > seem to remember such a problem and someone regretting having not made
> > second copies.
>
> Scott, instead of dealing with individual slides and having ppl to return
them, isn't
> it 'easier' to have them scanned to CDRs?  Archiving issues aside, the
digital format
> would be easier to rent / handle / duplicate.   Even overseas members
would be able
> to access or purchase them without the hefty postage involved.
> Besides, image viewers and MS Office (including PowerPoint) are *almost*
installed in
> every school and home PCs these days (referring to SG).
>
> > The video tape program seems to be doing well. Maybe efforts should be
to
> > support it. Of course it is also possible (but more work) to put
together a
> > slide program, video tape it and even burn it on a DVD which could be
> > plunked into a laptop and shown through a video projector.
>
> While not everyone would have a standalone DVD player or PC-DVD drive in
their
> system, wouldn't a VCD be more viable?  Windows media-player is, by
default
> installation, a standard item for viewing mpeg files.  If all the existing
tapes
> (which I believe is the real asset of AKA or any other fish club for that
matter) are
> converted to VCDs, these can be put up for rental / sale.  It'll serve
both veteran
> keepers (for reference) and newbies (for insight).
>
> Saying that NOT everyone (killifish keeper) has a computer system doesn't
quite apply
> here either.... they can still play the CDR with a standalone VCD player.
I know PC
> stuffs don't belong here but preserving / distribution of killie-related
info is.
>
> Just my thoughts,
> Ronnie Lee ... (putting on my flame resistant suit) ;o)
>
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