We agree with Brian Read, as we are collectors of British postal history
and we have letters that are 300 years old, and as clear to read as when
they were written. Even though some of the ink has faded, it is still
legible, and we need no technology to access them.
Having said that, we are getting a terrific response from visitors in
various countries around the world viewing those letters that we have put
up on our website, and there is no other way that this would have been
possible, so we have to balance the good against the bad.
I am tracing the family history too, and am putting that into web page
format, because my siblings all use different software, but they can all
read the web page, so the story is being saved to CD which can be opened
on all their computers and the pages viewed in the web browser. It is not
as good as flicking through a paper edition, but it is certainly convenient.
Eunice and Ron in Queensland
Check for Old letters, Regency, British Postal History, Stamps, Stamp
Booklets,
computers, music, gardening, needlework, Nevil Shute, Georgette Heyer, etc
http://www.home.gil.com.au/~ears/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/leisurewrite/index.html
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