Klarinet Archive - Posting 000522.txt from 1997/03

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Web Access
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 12:56:02 -0500

> Is there no public library with free Internet access? Every public
> library in my region has free access, library card or no! Internet
> coffee shops? How about local access at your University vs. remote?

I imagine there are abundant free local outlets, but the premium
in life, far beyond money, is time. Can it be construed as a
choice that I practice 5 hours a day, attend coursework, study
that material, work out in order to take care of my body, and
then manage to sqeak out 30 minutes to eat in the middle of it
all? Yes, of course it can. It's a student's life, and boy
do I miss my desk at the corporate office sometimes, not to
mention the paycheck. Meanwhile, the only time in the day which
is negotiable is the time that I spend on the computer, and I do
that during those minuscule thirty minutes at home while I'm
eating.

> As to the Sneezy bulletin board - Why do you really think it
> will drain Klarinet? I would think that over the long run,
> information and discussions cross posted from sneezy to Klarinet
> would add to the information on Klarinet, not subtract - it's
> thousands vs. hundreds of people visiting.

Only your subsequent responses to my initial post, which voiced
a concern (not a pronouncement), indicated that there would be
cross-posting of information from Sneezy to Klarinet. I didn't
notice your initial announcement making mention of this. My
concern is precisely that I might never get a chance to see
the postings which go to the Sneezy board and not to Klarinet.
With the responses thus far, one of them offering outright to
send me a copy of the software free of charge, I think my problem
will soon be a thing of the past. I'm looking forward to taking
a look at Sneezy and the OCR. Meanwhile, the fact that material
will be cross-posted alleviates my concern to a great degree.
Thanks to one and all for the information and suggestions. I'll
be signing those home page guest books before long!

Neil