Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ns.mcs.kent.edu!Nimitz.mcs.kent.edu!jhusvar From: jhusvar@Nimitz.mcs.kent.edu (John Husvar) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: CD-ROM Review; Audobon's Mammals and Birds Date: 3 May 1994 23:04:17 GMT Organization: Kent State University Lines: 37 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2q6l9h$m5u@ns.mcs.kent.edu> References: <767652469.42snx@config.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: nimitz.mcs.kent.edu In article direwolf@uiuc.edu (Mike Berger) writes: > >In article <767652469.42snx@config.com>, info@config.com (config.sys, Inc. >Information Account) wrote: >> >> Bird calls and animal sounds accompany the text and pictures, >> recordings provided courtesy of Cornell University's Library of >> Natural Sounds. These add a certain cachet to the illustrations and a >> lot of interest to the experience. Unfortunately only 116 of the bird >> and 47 of the animal plates are accompanied by sound clips. It's >> particularly nice to view a color plate and listen to the sound clip >> simultaneously. >> >*---- >It's also worth noting that on the copy of Audobon's Birds that we have, >the bird sounds do not match the accompanying pictures. They are off by >one. Ah,so! Thanks for posting that. Not being a birder or in any way expert in bird calls, etc. I would never have noticed. THis serves to point up why I encouragecomment and critique of reviews being posted publicly as well as in the fine e-mail commentary I've received. The general idea here is, after all, to attempt to inform, not to influence buying decisions. Public commentary and/or debate can not do other than help. Thanks, again, for your comment. REgards to all, John -- John Husvar, Art History, Kent State University (Yes, THAT Kent State :) jhusvar@mcs.kent.edu - john.husvar@akron-info.com - bf910@cleveland.freenet.edu Pres. ICBAGWA (Int'l Confraternity of Bad-Ass Gimps With Attitudes)