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| What a great cover. It is a bit darker in person and roughly the same color as the Olympia SM3. |
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I found this copy Jordanoff's Illustration Aviation Dictionary in a local antique mall. It is fabulous condition for a 70 year old book (copyright 1942).
I am kind of weird about vintage books. I would not have hesitated to buy this book new through Amazon for $22. Since I run into so many vintage books at garage sales and thrift stores for next to nothing, it felt strange paying real money for this one.
The owner of our favorite used book store is gearing up for a flood of unloved and unwanted books once everyone receives their Christmas iPads and readers. He sees the coming year as an inventory building opportunity.
And now for some great graphics...
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| What typecast blog would be complete without Teletype? |
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| The world used to be dependent on vacuum tubes. |
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| Huh? Paper mail? |
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| Paper mail, explained. |
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| Imagine, radios were as prominent in homes as LCD TVs are today. Kind of makes me wonder what 2081 will look like. |
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| Interference, or the wrath of vengeful gods? |
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As promised, here is a bonus graphic from the Slanguage appendix at the end. Gingercat (Claire) spotted this one first.
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| Another word comes to mind. |
