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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gradders52" data-source="post: 1752522" data-attributes="member: 75771">Sad really, charity shops are a source of my reference books (I usually pay over the odds/donation) and for 40% plus of the population, computer and internet are still not an option... except perhaps via work. BUT I still maintain reference books are only good up to a point... personal comments, pointers and direction are REALLY helpful... I even read posts I know nothing about and you guys are educating me and it is really appreciated... and that is the about the only good thing to come out of Tim Berners Lee... or Alan Turing. Thanks Alan (I'm not be facetious). We have a lot to thank him for... including freedom of speech.Oh and I'd much rather have a book anytime than a computer... just off to the smallest room in the house and the throne for a read. Oh and I would never had recognised that Orlotan Bunting, or been able to inform everyone else who saw it, had it not been for this site and the personal advice of certain individuals... how many of your books feature it? How often do you see one in the field?</blockquote>