Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00426)

August 24th 1998

Dear Rodolfo:

SPANISH EDITIONS OF THEOSOPHICAL BOOKS.

If you can let me have your snail-mail address I can ask the  THEOSOPHY
COMPANY to mail you a copy of their catalog of Theosophical books  in
Spanish (if you do not already have it).

If you prefer dealing with them directly you can either phone them at:
213-748-7244,
 or  Fax:  213-748-0634

Address  THEOSOPHY COMPANY,  245 W 33rd St.,
         Los Angeles, Ca., 90007

and ask them to send you their catalog of both English and Spanish editions.

I would assume that the censors in Cuba will permit small individual
shipments of books ?  But you have the most recent experience.

Best wishes,

Dallas

Best wishes

> Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 6:30 AM
> From: "Rodolfo Don" <rdon@garlic.com>
> Subject: Re: re High Speed Internet Access

>Dear Doss and Dallas,
>
>I find this subject very interesting and the prospects for the future are
>very promising. The first thing that comes to my mind is countries that
>have a shortage of books and have no printing of theosophical books at all,
>like Cuba. When I visited the TS in that country a few years ago I was
>shocked that there was no copy of the "Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett" in
>the country. Before my trip I decided to take my own copy (Spanish version)
>with me and leave it there, as well as my spanish copy of the SD. So you
>can imagine what the internet could do to the Cuban theosophists. Right now
>there is a lot of control by the communist regime, and the Section, even if
>it has a computer system (donated by the Spanish theosophists), it doesn't
>have internet access, and can't download any theosophical material from the
>internet.
>
>I tried to find a way to connect them through a modem, but they kept
>telling me that it is not possible. Maybe some they will be able to join
>the theosophical world community through all means of communication,
>including high speed internet connection.
>
>Rudy
>
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>>Dear Dallas:
>>
>>Here are my responses.
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>>At 04:00 PM 8/24/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>>>Aug 24th 1998
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>>>Dear Doss:
>>>
>>>What you report is quite wonderful.  Now what would the average PC owner
>>>need to have in the way of software or access-ware to be able to do this
?
>>>
>>At this time, high speed access is very expensive. Only large institutions
>>and very rich people can afford it. What is needed is telecommunication
>>connection between your computer and the Internet Service Provider. The
>>most likely scenario is ability to get high speed connection via cable
used
>>for cable television. The technology is not here yet. In a couple of years
>>it is likely to be available. For now the 33.6 modem is the most cost
>>effective approach for most of us.
>>
>>
>>>I would observe that the use of paper and printed texts is still a
necessity
>>>for students. as that is the place where one sets down one's ideas (of
>>>course this could be put down on a computer page/file -- and hopefully
there
>>>would be no crashes ! )
>>>
>>Agreed. Paper is not going away.
>>
>>>What I would like to address is the following:
>>>
>>>DATA is fine.  But it takes a mind that is fine-tuned to the nuances of
what
>>>is IMPLIED to digest compare and understand what the data means.
>>>
>>What we are seeing is information overload. But the ability to access info
>>is going to be valuable.
>>
>>>So, to my mind this will not render obsolete the written reference
material,
>>>although actual reference to certain DATA can be accelerated.
>>>
>>>It still takes a MIND going at its own pace to decipher the implications
of
>>>such data as is received.
>>>
>>>What do you think ?
>>>
>>>Dallas
>>>
>>>
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