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Subject:Re: binders for the one-armed reader From:"Race, Paul" <pdr -at- CCSPO -dot- DAYTONOH -dot- NCR -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 24 Oct 1994 10:27:00 EST
>Dick Harris wrote:
>With only one good arm, I can't hold a manual open, and operate my PC,
>unless the manual is either 3-ring bound or wire bound.
Rick Lippincott wote:
>I don't think he's in the minority. It's impossible to do what he's
described
>with anything less than -three- arms. This is one big disadvantage of
>perfect-bound manuals.
Paul Race writes:
Agreed, but has anyone found a solution for this problem that is more
practical than the three-ring approach? I suppose the spiral-bound approach
might be the solution.
What have the rest of your experiences been on spiral-binding, relative
cost, etc.?
