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Re: VDA at 90 was KillieTalk Digest V3 #1358
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From: "Scott Davis" <unclescott at prodigy_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: VDA at 90 was KillieTalk Digest V3 #1358
>
> > 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).
>
>
> No need to feel like you might get flamed for this Ronnie. Your points
> should be well taken
>
> I agree that the new ways of storing and organizing the images would be
> better. It's the old computer vs. pre-computer or Internet Vs non-net
thing
> again. A lot of general aquarium groups have slide projectors and not
those
> other items. I will be visiting with two general clubs in the next week
and
> both will be using slide projectors. (Of course this may be a small part
of
> why some general groups are dying too.)
>
> You want to meet as many people as you can on common ground where they
feel
> comfortable. Non-killie keepers feel threatened enough when we start
> rattling off Aphyosemion, Fundulopanchax and Cynolebias... ah wait, that's
> Austrolebias this month .... :)
>
> At the same time the formats you suggest are/ will be easier to send back
> and forth and undoubtedly are among the waves of the future. We keenly
need
> to be aware of the younger groups which we want to attract to the hobby.
> Slides (which they probably equate with long playing records) and even
> videos w/o music must seem archaic to them.
>
> Within the limits of our time, energy and resources, "we should try by all
> means, that we can reach some."
>
> All the best!
>
> Scott
> Master of Obsolete Technology
>
>
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The BKA has done the very thing under discussion; they took their "British
Killifish Association Picture Library" and scanned them on a CD and I might
add, did an outstanding job. I purchased the CD
and have enjoyed it immensely!
erny
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