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To: wopr1 who wrote (2434)	3/20/2000 1:25:00 AM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6516

In this process, paper is eliminated, all staffing needs are eliminated. Each county could save millions over time by using an Ebook. Yes, but the defense attorneys could charge less too. That's why it'll never happen. :) --Mike Buckley

To: wopr1 who wrote (2434)	3/20/2000 2:00:00 AM
From: Jeff Bond	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6516

It is VERY DIFFICULT to enter digital information as admissable evidence, because it can be tampered with. The process you describe would need to resolve this issue before it occurs. In a digital world, it is much easier to manipulate and change information. Just food for thought ... ------ I read a very positive article regarding e-books in the Nov-Dec 1999 issue of MIT Technology Review. Sorry to say a link is not available, because it was a very good piece, authored by Wade Roush. I found the following quote from Sven Birkerts (essayist) interesting, as he contemplated the potential loss of bookshelves, and the essence of history that is held within one. "In the contemplation of a single volume, or mass of volumes, we form a picture of time past as a growing deposit of sediment; we capture a sense of its depth and dimensionality. Moreover, we meet the past as much in the presentation of word of specific vintage as we do in any isolated fact or statistic. The [electronic] database, useful as it is, expunges this context, this sense of chronology, and admits us to a weightless order in which all information is equally accessible." I must truthfully admit, I was left feeling a void as I stared at my bookshelf. In staring at the books sitting there collecting dust, I couldn't help but remember details of moments spent reading each book, considering the pain in reading some, or reflecting on the feelings and emotions I experienced in reading others. In a way, a person's bookshelf is one way to understand another person. The books we read shape our lives, influence our behavior, and in many cases form an important part of each person's personal history. In losing the bookshelf, we lose the opportunity to "read" another person in this manner, and in a sense we also lose this piece of our "personal history". I am somewhat saddened in knowing one day I might look across the office and see an empty space where my bookshelf used to sit. On the day this occurs, I feel I will have lost a little piece of myself. It is funny how we cling to the past, it represents things that can never be again. Yet in experiencing the present, the undeniable reality is that it would not be possible without the past, and therefore must be of importance. I think I just might let that bookcase stay where it is ... long after I truly need it any more, it just became a little closer to me than I ever realized. Good night :o) Regards, JB

To: wopr1 who wrote (2434)	3/20/2000 8:28:00 PM
From: Len	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6516

Let me be the first to enter a negative report on the Rocket E Book. I just got my e book reader today. And, it has been impossible to register. First, you have to have Microsoft Explorer installed. I have bothe Explorer and Netscape installed but Explorer is set up to load behind my company's firewall. It should still register, though, because the instructions say Explorer has to be installed - even if you do not use it. I called Technical Support twice and basically was told that the register server may be down--- excuse me!!! In any case, as of right now I cannot register this damned device so cannot download any books. I will try agin in the morning. Frustrated, Len