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Will books go the way of VHS???

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Rothesay, NB Canada
Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, March 25, 2011 7:29 PM

telsono

...I even have a copy of the Monogram Close-up number 12 "Horten 229" on it. That was something I was surprised to find for it and especially for $3.29.

Mike T.

OK, there is certainly that advantage that digital files have. I found a PDF version of this same book as well from a, umm, "gray market source ". So while I couldn't track down a hardcopy of it easily I was able to find the digital version after a half hour of searching.

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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  • From: Philadelphia PA
Posted by smeagol the vile on Friday, March 25, 2011 11:24 PM

I still say, because of schools, books will never go away.  Kids will never treat digital devices nicley and they will break or be stolen, thats why they keep the graphing calculators locked up.

 

Also, on a smaller note, things like coloring books, work books, kids books, will keep books in circulation.  Are you going to give your 1 year old a kindle so they can have picture books?

 

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Posted by jimbot58 on Saturday, March 26, 2011 4:17 AM

In any case, can you slam your lap top down on a bug to kill it?

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On my workbench now:

It's all about classic cars now!

Why can't I find the "Any" key on my keyboard?

 

 

 

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  • From: Allentown, PA
Posted by BaBill212 on Saturday, March 26, 2011 5:18 AM

Books vanishing?,,,,   In time perhaps, Doubtful in the near future however.

 

Enjoy the ride!

 

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Posted by Laurie on Saturday, March 26, 2011 3:01 PM

The intersting & fascinating thing is what does the future hold.

Will the time come where the brain can read it's own story.  Where you need neither audio or visuals to read by.

Some time ahead obviously but according to the "experts" human brains are developing over time.

How many time have you found your partner thinking similar thoughts at the same time & yet there is no reason which would put you on that same course. If the brain works by electrical impulse then suppose it can be plugged into.

All Bizarre. Or is it

If you look backwards it tells a story which is as bizarre. While my young school mates & I were given at school in our first year mini blackboards & chalk to write with & sand trays to make pictures with the finger at  Bletchley Park in England  the first computers the size of houses  were taking hours to try & break  coded German Military  messages.

70 years later not many do not have access not only to a computer many times faster & vastly more powerful but a host of other pieces of equipment to access. So what will the next 70 years bring ? All of which could not even be dreamed of at that time in the forties.

Laurie

 

 

 

 

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