[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Well, I DID manage to find my copy of the Cathode Ray Tube, its FINE... Maybe I'll run up on "Behind the Tube" as well. And yes, I got on the Internoot looking for them-before I found the Keller book. I THINK he joined us awhile back, posted a time or 2, thenfaded away. But THIS is what absolutely BURNS ME UP about the internet- I'm looking for a used book, $45 or whatever. To buy the damthing, you gotta give 'em yr life history, all neatly typed out, of course, grandmother's maiden name, what yr daddy's blood type was, the whole schmear. Gottagive 'em a password-do you want windblows to remember this password?-all this other nonsense to buy a used book.... Jesus, Mary & Joeseph, I'm buying a USED book, I ain't wanting to open a checking account, or open up a new credit card... What would be so terrible to have some kid-Or, better yet-a disabled veteran- answer the phone, take down the info from the customer, his credit card info, ship out the damn book... OK, OK, it ain't all "Hi-Tech" like apparently EVERYTHING must absotively, positive HAS to be nowadays, but for the love of Gawd-Gimme a break.... I kinda like to speak to a Gen-You-Wine, live human type being instead of aggervating my Arthur typing in all the info they want. Yeah, I know-I'm an effin Luddite... Proud of it too, Bub-Wanna make somethin' of it ?!? (Grin)

Glad you found your book...hopefully it don't stink bad enough to be relegated to the throne library.

They shouldn't need your ma's maid to sell ya a $45 book...Most cheaper online retailers only need a user name/password (they expect ya to be a pete'n'repeat customer), shippin/billin address, and yer credit info...Most places I but from on the interwebs that is the case...Even when I spend $600 at mouser on overpriced 40KV doorknob caps and a years supply of film'n'lytics they don't bug me for more info...Hell, they save my address so I don't gotta re type it, and they'd do the same for my card if I'd check the box for it.
Only time I ever got prompted for more info was early in the year when I speced out ~1.5K$ worth of parts to build my own high end computer on newegg...IIRC they wanted socialist security digits and some other jumping fancy hoop...Was worth it for a powerful rig that I should be able to keep useful for any purpose the next 7-20 years...The dinosaurs it replaced were gettin hot enough to fry an egg on'n'coughing up blood when editing video.