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Subject:Re: Death of Apostrophe/sick hyphen From:Wolf Lahti <wduby -at- TECHCENTER -dot- PACCAR -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 16 Nov 1995 09:38:32 -0800
Peter Kent wrote:
>> "do we need books anymore, when we have multimedia." Another participant, in
>> his early 20s I think, stated that for his generation the printed word really
>> wasn't very effective anymore, and that multimedia was a quicker way to share
>> information.
>That participant was an idiot. Ever try reading "Moby Dick" while siting
>at a computer terminal?
Clearly, this multi-media person would rather watch the movie.
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