<VV> SHOP SERVICE MANUAL on DVD - Search or Surf ? That is the question

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

The "First Rule of the Internet" (or computer CDs) is :

"To find something, look for something else.  You'll probably find it 
faster."

That's why "Surfing" is a more accurate term than "Searching" !

Chaz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Corbin" <airvair at earthlink.net>
To: "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>; "John Kepler" 
<jekepler at amplex.net>; "Jim Houston" <tampatexan at gmail.com>
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> 1965 CHEVROLET CORVAIR SHOP SERVICE MANUAL on DVD ?


> Just try to find the '66-9 front spoiler via CD parts book. You can't.
> That's because GM never called it a spoiler. The first time I found it was
> when a friend told me that he stumbled into it while leafing thru the 
> parts
> book. Yes, a PAPER catalog. Same goes for a lot of parts, because the
> industry terminology is sometimes different than laymen's slang. THAT's 
> why
> I said, CD's will never totally replace paper books and manuals, and that
> there's a place for everything.
>
> Let me know how your computer search goes. LOL
>
> -Mark
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> Subject: Re: <VV> 1965 CHEVROLET CORVAIR SHOP SERVICE MANUAL on DVD ?
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>> Try searching for something that is not in the index (I always update
>> 'paper' indexes in books when I stumble across something)
>>
>> In a paper book, it's a lot harder to find some 'catch phrase' that you
>> remember, but don't recall where it was.
>>
>> On disc, "Edit -> Find" works nicely, and even Windows "Start -> Search"
>> will let you look for a phrase in any document on your disc(s) if you
> have
>> the time to wait for it to find it, but it's great - and try that in your
>> book collection !
>>
>> Chaz
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> Subject: RE: <VV> 1965 CHEVROLET CORVAIR SHOP SERVICE MANUAL on DVD ?
>>
>> > Hardly flat-earth, buddy. Discs are great for preserving rare documents
>> > (which is why the LoC is doing that), but are often lousy for research.
>> > Depends on how sortable the info is. Plus there's always the
>> > "stumble-into"
>> > factor, something that's almost impossible to do with a disc but often
>> > invaluable in finding obscure information. Anyone who has leafed thru
>> > things like a parts manual or order catalog can appreciate that. And 
>> > can
>> > you imagine how devastating discs would be to impulse buying, if ALL
>> > shopping were done that way? THAT's why discs are NEVER going to 
>> > REPLACE
>> > paper copies, merely SUPPLEMENT and archive the information that's on
>> > paper.
>> >
>> > Everything has its place, and that's why book printing and selling will
>> > never cease. If anyone is flat-earth, it's you "high-tech-at-all-costs"
>> > people.
>> >
>> > -Mark
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