CompuServe Messages

Hi, Nathan– Given a choice, I would rather have most things in electronic form than printed (although often I want both), but most people still do not (check back in a few years and get a different answer). With the sound of budget knives being sharpened so loud in the background, agencies that wish to ingratiate themselves with the voters will have to stick to print for the more widely interesting things. But for the more esoteric information, you are quite right – electronic publishing is the way to go. It is so much cheaper that they should be able to afford fast modems and keep Lanny happier. As for collaborating on a database, it would be awfully hard to keep it as consistent as a single author can do, and consistency improves its value. Since Lanny is talking of producing his as a fairly complete and cheap database for amateurs, I tend to favor just waiting for that one. Unfortunately, the sources are not all that consistent. –Doug