> It seems many of us remember computers with vacuum tubes. (This is an
> observation, and DEFINITELY not a slam.)

Yes - I built them!


> 
> For me, being aware of the issue, and designing accordingly, 
> is about as
> far as I can go. Do I care if I'm compatible or not. Sometimes I do,
> sometimes I don't.


Seconded!


> 
> Lately, for me, my largest compatibility question is Google. If the
> search engines can find my pages, and index them the way I'd like them
> indexed, I'm golden. If not, I've lost a major resource.
> 
> You see, one of my major purposes is finding people who can 
> help ME. If
> someone's searching for my pa, and they find me in their 
> search, we have
> a connection I couldn't have made myself.


Agreed!


<<snip>>

> I can export the file (after removing the living), put it up on the
> server several times. Once for phpgedview, which is somewhat
> interactive; I can also build static pages with Legacy. Different
> presentations get indexed differently by the search engines; who knows
> which one will bring in the right long-lost relative?
> 

Same here

<<snip>>

> By the by, it does seem a large proportion of us are over-40. Thus we
> have a vast body of lifetime experience between us, though not
> necessarily with genealogy. In just the past week, it does seem like
> we've solved a number of questions simply by applying common sense. I
> should think that common sense (and common courtesy, which is also in
> abundant supply) is the best tool we have!
> 
> Okay, so some of us are 29 and holding. But the principle 
> still applies
> :)
> 
>   Ed

I'm with you there, Ed.

--
Rodney HALL 
Heywood, Lancashire

Suaviter sed fortiter
Agreeably but powerfully 
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