Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:02:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Shaner <george_shaner at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: [wsfa-forum] Re: [WSFA] Re: Give Me That Old Time Technology!
To: Madeleine Yeh <myeh at wap.org>, wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com,
  Michael Walsh <mjw at press.jhu.edu>, WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

I'll make note of the concept for 2012.=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message -=
---=0AFrom: Madeleine Yeh <myeh at wap.org>=0ATo: wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com; =
Michael Walsh <mjw at press.jhu.edu>; WSFA members =0A<WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net=
>=0ACc: george_shaner at yahoo.com=0ASent: Mon, August 23, 2010 11:56:37 AM=0A=
Subject: [WSFA] Re: [wsfa-forum] Re: [WSFA] Re: Give Me That Old Time Technology!=
=0A=0A=A0 If we are putting up wish lists about archives how about going ba=
ckwards too=0AA)=A0 Preserving paper technology with reports on Library of =
Congress activity=0AB)=A0 Development of the book with hands on workshop=A0=
 crafts=0AC)=A0 How to make and bake your own clay tablet or writing in the=
 Sumerian age.=0A=0ATruly it would be nice to see the electronic age and it=
s various unreadable =0Aforms.=0AI have tapes of old directories but not th=
e machinery to read them.=0AI still have some original 3.5 inch floppies an=
d no idea how to look at them.=0AI never really thought about different wor=
k processing programs, but how do =0Apicture and music programs last?=0A=A0=
 =A0 Madeleine=0A=0A=0AOn Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:43:24 -0400=0A"Michael Walsh"=
 <mjw at press.jhu.edu> wrote:=0A> I think a Capclave presentation would be sp=
iffy.=A0 Get all of the fans acting =0A>like computer geezers <g>=0A> =0A> =
mjw=A0 =A0 =0A>>>> Madeleine Yeh <myeh at wap.org> 8/23/2010 11:41 AM >>>=0A> =
A general you, but I was thinking this would be a nice lecture to listen to=
 at =0A>Capclave since I would be there anyway.=A0 If this person is at Nat=
ional Archives, =0A>maybe George can make arrangements?=A0 I have zip drive=
s and floppies and little=A0 =0A>USB devices and tapes and really wish thes=
e were archival.=0A>=A0 =A0 =A0 Madeleine=0A> =0A> =0A> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010=
 11:31:39 -0400=0A>=A0 "Michael Walsh" <mjw at press.jhu.edu> wrote:=0A>> Who =
is the "you" are asking? =0A>> mjw=0A>> =0A>>>>> Madeleine Yeh <myeh at wap.or=
g> 8/23/2010 11:25 AM >>>=0A>> You couldn't talk this person into giving a =
public lecture somewhere could =0A>you?=0A>> =0A>> =0A>> On Mon, 23 Aug 201=
0 10:04:08 -0400=0A>>=A0 "Michael Walsh" <mjw at press.jhu.edu> wrote:=0A>>> h=
ttp://blog.photography.si.edu/2010/08/10/electronic-records-archivist/= =
=0A>> =0A>>> =0A>>> http://tinyurl.com/29ummrm =0A>>> mjw=0A>>> =0A>> =0A>>=
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