Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[tom poe <tompoe AT renonevada.net>]

On Thursday 11 April 2002 12:32, David Herman wrote:
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> Since you brought up the idea of libraries I thought this info might be
> relevant.
>
> One problem that I've run across (w/ my local libraries) is the
> interface they use for online access to their catalogs. Both library
> systems (King County and Seattle Public) use Java , and I've never been
> able to get them to display properly (100%) in any Linux browser.
>
> (the sites if you are interested
> http://webpac.kcls.org/
> http://webpac.spl.org/webclient.html)
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Hi, David:  If I were you, I would forward this email to them, pronto:

 "You are using a browser that is not Java-enabled. "

That's what I get when I use a text-based browser, lynx.  What that means to 
me, is, that anyone who relies on text-to-voice for using the Internet to 
access the public library, is - - -well, what a shame.  Also, I encourage you 
to copy this to your mayor, city council, and any news media in the 
community, not to mention the local organizations that work with the 
disabled.  Remember, these are federally funded entities.

Thanks,
Tom Poe
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
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