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Re: [OM] 35 million rolls of film sold in North America last, year

Subject: Re: [OM] 35 million rolls of film sold in North America last, year
From: Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 19:26:24 -0400
I agree!  A digital photo frame with the photos organized in folders by
year.  Works perfectly.

Tina


On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> Just ignorance on the part of the writer.  As Ken and Paul pointed out
> there are still very useful pieces of software that run only on those
> old systems. As to film, there are some people that I advise to avoid
> digital and stay with film.  The reason is that I think the full use of
> digital requires a computer.  I know many people who don't own a
> computer at all and some who do that don't have a clue how to use it.
> For them, their old film camera and picking up prints at the drugstore
> is still the right solution.
>
> I know one couple in their early 90s who have a digital camera and one
> SD card that contains about 750 images spanning about 2 or 3 years of
> photo taking.  They do not have a computer.  The only way they see their
> pictures is to scroll through them on the camera.  Now, at 750 images,
> it has become extremely inconvenient to view them.  They want to know
> how to organize them and display them more efficiently.  But they don't
> want a computer and say they can't learn to use one.  What do I tell
> them.  :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 6/9/2013 6:07 PM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
> > That article left a bad taste in my mouth. A bit arrogant to assume that
> > people are just plain stupid to be using this older technology.
> > Technology is a tool and perhaps some people looked at the options and
> > chose the best (or only) option for their individual need. Next they'll
> > be sending out missionaries to convert the savages...for their own good
> > of course. And it's good for the economy.
> >
> > Mike
> >
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