Sources for 8b TTL keyboards (Keytronics)
Dave McGuire
mcguire at neurotica.com
Tue Dec 9 14:52:24 CST 2008
On Dec 9, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
>> Trivial with free and non-free tools, I do it all the time.
>
> There is no question that there are some things for which PDF is the
> perfect solution. Unfortunately, I have to deal with college
> administrators who will do things such as attach a Weird .DOC file
> or PDF
> with decorative images, etc. in place of plain text for a 3 line
> announcement that a meeting has been rescheduled. I am/was
> referring to
> the abuses and incorrect usage, not to the valid uses.
Gotcha...understood and agreed.
> example: edit the 1771 FDC to reflect that the "built-in data
> separator"
> is NOT adequate
> correct typos - there is a probably apocryphal story that Randy Cook's
> choices for data address marks were due to a transposition error in a
> datasheet
I do wonder if that's really true.
> I do NOT challenge that there are many things that PDF IS good for.
> I would like it a lot more if there were frequent defenestration of
> administrators who send "FYI"/"See the attachment" emails, without
> even a
> meaningful Subject:.
Yes, that is most infuriating. Some people should not be allowed
to use computer technology.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
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