3.25 concording, cont. (45)
Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@VM.EPAS.UTORONTO.CA)
Thu, 11 May 89 23:33:19 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 25. Thursday, 11 May 1989.
(1) Date: Wed, 10 May 89 21:36 CDT (9 lines)
From: Robin Smith <RSMITH@KSUVM>
Subject: Printed concordances
(2) Date: Thursday, 11 May 1989 1442-EST (16 lines)
From: JACKA@PENNDRLS
Subject: ON CONCORDING
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Date: Wed, 10 May 89 21:36 CDT
From: Robin Smith <RSMITH@KSUVM>
Subject: Printed concordances
I'll have to second Willard's view that the printed concordance, and its ilk,
are not nearly dead yet. The TLG and an Ibycus machine are capable of wonders,
but Bonitz had the advantage of actually understanding Greek: there's more in-
telligence in many 19th-century indices than is likely to become automated for
several decades, at the least. (Of course, I STILL want an Ibycus.)
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Date: Thursday, 11 May 1989 1442-EST
From: JACKA@PENNDRLS
Subject: ON CONCORDING
It is only human nature to duplicate on a new
medium, in this case the computer, what one did
on an older medium, in that case paper. For me,
the real question in concording is whether that
is the most efficient use of the new medium. Well,
I don't think so, but that does not mean for others
who work differently that my view is right for them.
For me, the new medium gives me newer and more flexible
ways to format a text instantly whether in a concordance
or in some other format. My problems with this new
medium is that the hardware isn't flexible enough to
display exactly what needs to be done.