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My uncle told me that the first OHP was called the Belshazar, and that when it was demonstrated the demonstrator wrote “mene mene tekel upharsin” at which half the audience burst out laughing.

Rembrandt’s illustration of early use of the OHP

While I think that in itself might be a good epitaph I think the best epitaph might come from the rubaiyat of omar khayyam:

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.

regards

Tom.

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From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Race, Phil
Sent: 21 October 2011 11:32
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Subject: Goodbye OHPs

The message below was sent last week by a DVC to all teaching staff…

“Over the past few years we have seen a significant drop in the use of Overhead Projectors (OHPs) and many sit idly in teaching areas gathering dust. We propose to remove all OHPs from teaching areas between June and August 2012. Therefore, by September 2012 all OHPs will have been removed from teaching spaces.

We appreciate that there may be some staff who still utilise OHPs especially for historical materials or items which may no longer be physically available”. 

[The message continued by pointing out help available for colleagues who wished to 'digitize' old materials].

Anyone wish to contribute to the obituary for OHPs? I’m happy to collate this, if you’d like to email me two or three short, eloquently-phrased eulogising sentences.

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Professor Phil Race
BSc PhD PGCE FCIPD SFHEA NTF
Visiting Professor: University of Plymouth

Emeritus Professor: Leeds Metropolitan University
Adjunct Professor: James Cook University: Northern Queensland.
(but home address is Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
normally best contact me by email - I'm rarely at my phone!

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