4.0290 Notes on Books; Query on Map Software (3/46)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Tue, 17 Jul 90 18:18:36 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0290. Tuesday, 17 Jul 1990.
(1) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 90 13:27 EDT (12 lines)
From: John Lavagnino <LAV@brandeis.bitnet>
Subject: Quotation book
(2) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 23:31:17 -0400 (17 lines)
From: jdg@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Joel D. Goldfield)
Subject: "Robin Cover's comments & 'digital books'"
(3) Date: 17 July 1990, 16:14:02 EST (17 lines)
From: Ric Gudgeon <R1436@CSUOHIO>
Subject: Cartagraphic Software for the PC
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 90 13:27 EDT
From: John Lavagnino <LAV@brandeis.bitnet>
Subject: Quotation book
According to an article about Anthony W. Shipps in the *Harvard
Magazine* last year, his book *The quote sleuth* is not a quotation
dictionary, but a book about tricks for finding the sources of
quotations that aren't in any such compilation. So I don't imagine it
would really be at the top of anyone's list of stuff that would be
better published only in electronic form.
John Lavagnino, English, Brandeis University
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 90 23:31:17 -0400
From: jdg@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Joel D. Goldfield)
Subject: "Robin Cover's comments & 'digital books'"
Speaking (writing) of "curl[ing] up by the fire" or not with a diskette
is not as far away as we might think. I've already seen several
announcements of Sony's new digital book technology using 2" disks that
not only include the text (at least as long as a novel's) but also sound
and graphics. The display is an LCD of some sort and can run on
batteries, solar power, or from a house current adaptor. Just the thing
to curl up with on the beach, eh, as long as you don't get it wet. It's
being marketed first in Japan, I think, sometime late this year.
Does anyone have more information on this?
Regards,
Joel D. Goldfield
Language Outreach, Dartmouth College
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Date: 17 July 1990, 16:14:02 EST
From: Ric Gudgeon <R1436@CSUOHIO>
Subject: Cartagraphic Software for the PC
Is there any software for someone who has cartagraphic skills that can
manipulate images and text on screen, including the ability to rotate
letters at more than 45 or 90 degrees? Such software would presumably
allow scanning (using an optical scanner) of hand drawn maps to begin
with and allow the user to paint textures (for landforms, etc.) on
screen. Also will it permit the user to tilt and rotate three
dimnesionally?
My friend would prefer to stay away from the Cad environment if possible.
Additionally, are there any maps of Israel in some type of databank for
biblical cartography.
Ric Gudgeon, R1436@CSUOHIO