> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Yaron > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:35 PM > To: TCLUG > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Will Google rule with ChromeOS/Android? > > > On Tue, 29 Jun 2010, Chuck Cole wrote: > > > You will have ALL your punched card decks on hand and ready to use the > > moment that outage is fixed... > > > > Don't really disagree, just noting the analogy :-) > > *grins* Yes, I know I'm being a bit archaic, but the move from punchcards > to magnetic storage to floppies to harddrives to solid-state devices IS > pretty much lateral (albeit a VAST improvement). My point here is that > whether I'm using punch cards or 8" floppies (yes kids, there were 8" > floppies) or 3.5" floppies (yes kids, I skipped the 5.25"), or CDROMs, or > a 2tb harddrive, or a 256MB sdd, or an array of 1GB thumbdrives... I CAN > ACCESS MY DATA when there's a network outage. I can open a word processor > and work on The Great American SciFi Novel. I can process the 21MB RAW > images my camera takes. I can read email that's already in my inbox and > compose replies (THEY will be ready when the outage is over). I tried inserting a punched card in a floppy drive slot, and that lateral move didn't work. Bot as successful finding a slot for floppies on newer hard drives. > > If you use gmail and The Internet is down, you can't even look at your > email. How crazy is that? Understand your points, but gmail has an option for a poop3 connection and outgoing scat - er smpt... Chuck