Re: bookmarks (was: Re: Re: Why manuals?)

[Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU>]

Bookmarks are fine, but if I have to take the time to create rather than
just stick something in or bend a page corner, I've defeated the purpose
of saving time.

On Mon, 26 Sep 1994, Michele Marques wrote:

> In article <9409231527 -dot- AA13687 -at- cnseq1 -dot- ca -dot- oracle -dot- com>, Gwen Gall
>  <ggall -at- ca -dot- oracle -dot- com> says:
> >
> >In-Reply-To: CNSEQ1:TECHWR-L -at- VM1 -dot- ucc -dot- okstate -dot- edu's message of 09-22-94 21:39
> >
> >
> >@kat says:
> >
> ><_make_notes_and_turn_down_page_corners_.
> >
> [AIX response eliminated]
> >
> >Also, though I haven't had much exposure _yet_ to Mosaic, isn't it possible
 to
> >build your own "homepage" with hypertext links to the information you need?
> >This would be similar to a "list of all the things I look up all the time"
 or,
> >say, every time I do this activity (twice a year), the instructions for doing
> >either pop up, or are instantly available, just like that bookmark.
> >
> >In fact, I think that's what some products call it--a bookmark.
> >
> >So, it is technologically possible to do this, and I think will be applied
> >more and more in the future.

> Not only can you build bookmark lists (or 'hotlists') from within
> Mosaic (and gopher), but even Windows help files will let you create
> bookmarks.  Thus, you can turn down the page corners --
> but you can't make additions.

>   -- Michele
> michele -at- yorku -dot- ca



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