Thanks for the input d. very interesting. Pitman would cover everyone in the pit. Miner would be anyone concerned with actually working in the districts, even development workers who keep the faces accessible. Colliers are specifically coal getters or winners who work at the coal face. A miner can be a collier, a packer, a ripper, a back ripper, a foot rider or dinter. The other jobs are haulage hand and Tunneller who drove level tunnels through solid rock to access the coal seams. Then there are the executive grades beginning with shot lighter or fireman, then pit deputy, overman, undermanager and at the top the pit manager. There are also not by any means least electricians, engineers, pipe fitters and and their executive grades and locomotive engine drivers because a big pit would have extensive electric underground railway system. Jim Sharpe Manchester U K ----- Original Message ----- From: d wilcox <dwilcox@lightage.demon.co.uk> To: Jim SHARPE <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> Cc: <COMPUTERS-L@computers.rootsweb.com>; Mlfhs <mlfhs@sentinel.mcc.ac.uk>; <LIVING-L@living.rootsweb.com>; <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 19/mm/01 9:10 PM Subject: Re: MLFHS: Digi cameras > > Jim, > > I've just been down that road myself, starting with a Jenoptic of 1.3 > megapixels. The quality was not bad, but I was unable to read > inscriptions on headstones. Think about that. I doubt that such a low > resolution as those cameras would be much use for original documents. > > I finally settled on a Fuji 2400 which gives me 2.1 megapixels, has the > lcd and 3x zoom (which is nice) and upto 40 shots on a 16mb Smart media > card. 8mb supplied. The camera compresses the files on the card to > around 350Kb each - full colour of course. Very pleased with it. I've > photographed old newspapers and the clarity is marvellous About £250 > plus VAT. But I'm also told the Canon is a better camera. It all comes > down to the CCD fitted. > > Other points. You will need some pretty useful graphic software to > handle the shots - Paint Shop Pro is still a favourite, but you usually > get some supplied. I also found that Smart Media cards allow you to use > a floppy disk adapter to upload the shots. This is something like a > floppy disk which allows you to insert the memory card into it and > access the files through your floppy drive- honest! That's about another > £40, but no cables, or UB ports and you can delete the files on the card > after uploading. And much faster. > > Try the Digital Camera Company - very good range and prices and credit. > I was able to reclaim the VAT so that made them very attractive, but I > reckon they are competitive with anyone. > > Final q for you. Is there a difference between a collier, a miner, and a > pitman? Or are the terms used interchangeably? > > Let me know if I can help any further. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.231 / Virus Database: 112 - Release Date: 12/02/01