"Graham Holloway"
Try RS Components. Ring them on 01536 201 201 and ask for a catalogue/CD.

Best regards

Graham Holloway

IMO, there are some things that can't easily be replaced by electronics
for optimal ergonomics.

Catalogues are such things.

I remember the Maplin CD I got once. 'kin'ell! It was HORRIBLE to use!

Even a good one would not be even nearly as easy to use as a
paper catalogue, with the EXCEPTION of a good search facility.
A paper book, with discretely tangible pages, but with an
electronic grep facility seamlessly grafted on, would be very
nice! Hmm, patent office here I come. I just need to work out
the implementation!


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Well if you could make a book out of that, as compact as the
real thing, with pages as thin as the real thing (not possible
in the forseeable future, IMO), and integrate touch-sensitive
pages, and a grep facility and other frills, THEN you'd be
cooking with rocket fuel. That would be nice. And you could
"recharge" the content with another book or catalogue by
uploading content from your PC. It would be good. But it's
decades off, let's not kid ourselves. You'd need a good
hundred pages of this e-paper made into a book to make the
experience like the real thing.

There's a good bit on this topic in "a brief history of tommorow", a book I
happened to read in Vienna, sice it was the first interesting engish
language one I could find. Then there's the animated cerial packets in
Minority Report

Hi tech has always used the familiar UIs of traditinal things - my
synthesiser is basically the same interfce developed 400+ years ago! I
don't see why the same principle couldn't apply to catalogues

Anyway, there's produt XS95D, a moderately priced cable on mapalan that
looks good for stereo interconnects, any coments before I buy? I normally
try not to get carried away with interconnects, most my cables are the £15-
ish type. It seems very cheep compored to a ready-made audio cable, is
there some reson why?

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Jim

In article ,
Jim wrote:
Anyway, there's produt XS95D, a moderately priced cable on mapalan that
looks good for stereo interconnects, any coments before I buy? I
normally try not to get carried away with interconnects, most my cables
are the £15- ish type. It seems very cheep compored to a ready-made
audio cable, is there some reson why?

Although Maplin apply a larger 'mark up' to many things than other
component suppliers, it's nothing compared to the 'high end' ready made
cable business.

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*Okay, who stopped the payment on my reality check? *

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RIP Acorn

In article , Jim
wrote:
I remember the Maplin CD I got once. 'kin'ell! It was HORRIBLE to use!

Even a good one would not be even nearly as easy to use as a paper
catalogue

[snip]

I see no reson why a very well made web site shouldn't be as good as a
catalogue; I think the problem is that DTP tools are so much more mature
than their web authoring counterparts, IMO when the tools catch up and
so will the sites.

I much prefer paper catalogues.[1] They make it far easier to place the
information on a table or desk, and then do quick calculations, sketches,
etc, beside them, as well as writing out an actual order. Also means I
don't have to be online for long periods when browsing or searching,
occupying the phone line, and running up my phone bill.

Bear in mind that some of us need to collate information from various
sources over some period of time. Also bear in mind that some of us need to
use a different pair of glasses for read/writing on paper than for reading
a computer screen. :-)

What do people recomend for the actual cable - is fairly standard coax
ok? The room that I'll be using it in suffers a lot from RF
interferance, so should I look for shielded cable?

I tend to use the low-loss UHF/satellite 75 Ohm coax from Maplin. Works
fine for me, even in runs much longer than 1-2 metres.

Slainte,

Jim

[1] Despite producing websites myself. :-)

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I don't want to get into a big OT debate, (least not about catatlogues),
but being somthing of a futrologist, I like to speculate.

I much prefer paper catalogues.[1] They make it far easier to place the
information on a table or desk,

True, computers make data portability to the other side of the world
trivial, but struggle to the comfy chair in the next room. WiFi tablet pcs
may solve this problem in the near future, just pick up it up and treat it
like a little book.

I think a bigger problem is that people like to keep bookmarks and fingers
in pages, to switch between them quickly. Internet bookmarks don't really
do this justice.

and then do quick calculations, sketches,

Again, a tablet pc may sort-of solve this. Software that makes webpages
directly anotable via the stylus is already availiable, the computer could
even do/check your sums and your scribbles would be searchable.

etc, beside them, as well as writing out an actual order. Also means I
don't have to be online for long periods when browsing or searching,
occupying the phone line, and running up my phone bill.

I'm lucky since I moved to Aberystwyth, Wales to have ADSL. When I lived in
Manchester (my home city) I was at 56k for a long time. Thanks to the
always-on connection my internet habits have completely changed. Before I
considered online buying to be a smash and grab, once for prices and again
for checkout, I'll now keep the site open for a few hours while I mull it
over.

Also bear in mind that some of us need to
use a different pair of glasses for read/writing on paper than for
reading
a computer screen. :-)

Ok, I concede to the present.

What do people recomend for the actual cable - is fairly standard coax
ok? The room that I'll be using it in suffers a lot from RF
interferance, so should I look for shielded cable?

I tend to use the low-loss UHF/satellite 75 Ohm coax from Maplin. Works
fine for me, even in runs much longer than 1-2 metres.

Have you seen the curent offer? £30 for 100m! - it looks like good quality
stuff, too! I can't believe they can do this for 30p/m

Of course I'll never get through that much cable making hifi interconnects,
but it'd cost me the same for a third the length buying it per meter. Maybe
I'll rewire my tv ariel or somthing.

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Jim H, future boy

About the 100m length - anyone want to split and pay £15 for a more
manageable 50m length, or some other divisible?

Not sure how wise it is to conduct money transactions on NGs tho. Ideas?

Btw, I changed to Jim H when I noticed a few other Jims. Still me.

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Jim H