<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 6/4/01 7:14:00 PM !!!First Boot!!!, admin@scahunt.com
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">But think of the advantages to digital storage; Instantaneous search and
<BR>real-time viewing of the armorial. How easy it would be to simply post a
<BR>copy on the sotrage server and have all consulting heralds check one
<BR>location; no more snail mail of items all over the globe...</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
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<BR>No one is saying that these records should never be kept digitally. In fact,
<BR>many people, as far as I know, are encouraging this. But the vast number of
<BR>prior records that Laurel has in storage mean that this cannot be an
<BR>overnight thing. And we are all volunteers at this. It has to be done in
<BR>people's spare time. If you want to help scan any of these prior records in,
<BR>I'm sure Laurel's office will take volunteers. ;-)
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<BR>(Disclaimer--I'm just basing this off of other discussions I have heard-I'm
<BR>not on Laurel's staff).
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<BR>Also, a thing to consider. If we went to an all digital registration
<BR>process, only those with computers would be able to register names and
<BR>devices. And only those who were fairly comfortable with their computers,
<BR>had access to scanners, etc, or could compose drawings on a graphics software
<BR>would actually do it.
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Aye,
<BR>Eogan
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<BR>Tighearn Eoghan Og mac Labhrainn, CP
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