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On Thu, 13 Apr 1995, Stan Jones wrote:

[my own comments re: large html/graphics/pdf files deleted]

> Our assumption here is that we'd start with a basic plain-text classic
> email product. The graphical version -- whether HTML, PDF or something we
> haven't heard of yet -- would be available as an alternative to people with
> the hardware, software and skills to use it. Presumably, all three
> necessary attributes will become more widespread with the passage of time
> and the graphical version would become dominant.

Absolutely.

If you've built up a good subscriber base in plain text e-mail, you'll 
have a subset of those people who will be thrilled when you move into a 
graphics-friendly version.

>From there, you'll have a base to increase the subscriptions of both (or 
all) editions.

As an aside, I still think it's a good idea for the online version(s) to 
contain some things not available in the print model.


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