[PRCo] Re: Kodak - OT - SF

Mon Nov 5 16:04:53 EST 2007

Sometimes it is just the drive  --  they are Not Instantaneous as we 
have come to know computers.
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I open Windows Explorer, then I put a CD // DVD into the drive and hit 
the button to close the door.
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I wait several // many seconds until the Indicator Light and Sound 
reveal activity, then I click on the drive in Windows Explorer  AND  
Wait Some More.       Usually the information will appear and All Files 
Are There.      These drivers are Persnickety~!~!~!~!~!       Sometimes 
it is necessary to ReBoot~!~!~!~!
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Might be necessary to clean the super shiny  (bottom)  side with very 
soft cloth and mild soap - dry well before using.
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Dassn't matter what the resolution equivalents are  --  with Any Photo 
the eye is being fooled into believing it is looking at the real thing 
when it is Just A  *Representation.*      With a 10- or 12-Meg 
DigiCamera and Even Far Smaller in Resolution, one can make absolutely 
Stunning Photographs.
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Norman Spaulding is an Oakland native  (That  I~S  Bay Area  --  across 
Double Deck Bay Bridge from SF)  and is also computer whiz.      Mike is 
his best friend who is also native of SF  --  Mike worked for SF Muni in 
the 1960s and then went to Golden Gate Transit when it started as a 
buyout of Greyhound local lines in the 1970s.     Mike married in the 
mid to late 1970s and had three great kids.
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Kevin has been mentioned here before, and not long ago  --  about a 
Quarter Century old and a volunteer at Rio Vista  --  WRM.     He is 
also  *Amateur*  photographer.       Copying info Norm sent me  (below)  
to access some of Kevin's Absolutely Stunning // TanFasTic // 
Breath-Taking // Gorgeous // Phenomenal  Digi-Photos of TrolleyCars, 
TrolleyCoaches, RR, MotorRoaches  (literally in SF - cork-roaches Love 
Diesel,)  San Francisco // Bay Area Scenes  --  (photo website by Norm 
is super spectacular and extremely easy to navigate as well:::)
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Greetings:

If you're interested, and you have a few moments, I've put a large photo 
gallery online of pictures that Kevin has taken.     Lots of subjects, 
I'll let you be surprised; won't reveal in advance. :)

There are two pages. This links goes to the first page:

http://www.westcoastspecial.com/ksgallery.html

which has nine thumbnail panels. Just click on a thumbnail Then, in the 
upper left, after you've been through those 9 panels, you can click 
"Gallery Page Two" to continue to the 2nd page with 8 thumbnail panels.

The whole website is heavily under construction, so the links that show 
up in the upper lefthand corner other than the one just described, do 
not go anywhere yet.

The pages & photos may take a bit longer than usual to load; I didn't 
want to reduce the photo sizes too much more than what you see here.

He has a lot of stuff there, and very much of it doesn't have anything 
to do with rail. He's turning out to be quite the photographer. These 
photos were shot on his  *Nikon-D80*  that he bought.

Thanks,
Norm
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Bob Dietrich wrote:
> I have an experience loosing images from a CD. One directory just 
> disappeared on me awhile back. I guess the solution is to make copied 
> every year or so. Hmmm maybe I better start now.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Howard Andrews
>
> Yes, the world is changing. A very good friend of mine had been 
> running a photo lab. He finally gave up and closed the business - in 
> the past two years he saw his gross sales drop to 20% of what they 
> were. People simply are not getting prints made from digital images.
>
> Today we have the great images from earlier rail fans - especially the 
> B&W negatives. The thing is B&W images have an almost indefinite life. 
> Color film (especially that from the 1970) is fading as I write 
> this... and in 25 years or so will be gone.
>
> Digital images don't fade - or do they. CD's only have a 5-10 year 
> life.    After that all bets are off. Harddrives wearout or crash. 
> Point being, digital images can disappear just like color.
>
> So, where does this leave us.... our kids/grandkids will most likely 
> be missing a big chunk of our visual history as color and digital 
> images disintegrate.
>
> Oh yea, ink jet prints have a limited life also - last I remember 
> reading they last about 25 years.
>
> If you want to leave a visual record get good old fashion B&W film, if 
> you can find it!
>
> On Nov 3, 2007, at 10:00 AM, Bob Rathke wrote:
>
>> (I have a report that says that ASA100 slide film has resolution 
>> equivalent to 30 megapixels), but I've really gotten used to using
>> a digital camera in the past year, and now I'm taking 2-3X more 
>> photos per month than I did with the chemical cameras.
>>
>> ------- [ SNIPPED Above & Below ] -------
>>
>> Bob 11/3/07
>> -----------------------------
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>>
>>> This has been mentioned here before -- Digital vs. Film:::::::
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> """Digital   PROFITS  --  [emphasis added]  surged to $82-million 
>>> from $28-million..."""
>>>
>>>
>>> Eastman Kodak Posts 3Q Profit, Sales Dip
>>>
>>> By BEN DOBBIN, AP Business Writer
>>>
>>> Thursday, November 1, 2007
>>>
>>> ------- [ SNIPPED -- SEE  URL  BELOW] -------
>>>
>>> ___
>>>
>>> On the Net:
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/24uskl
>>> *
>>> *
>>> http://www.*kodak*.com <http://www.kodak.com>
>>>
>>> ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^
>>> .
>>> .
>>> Jim Holland
>>> .
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>>> .
>>> ..............................From 1930 -- 1950
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