Law Books

[David / Amicus]

It surprises me to see shelves of law books in the offices of the ADAs.
I realize that they're just props but I'd think in this day and age all
that would be on the computer or a floppy disk.

[Vince]

They are as we're seen over the course of the show.
BTW no one uses floppy disks any more its CD/DVDs.

I recall on "Night Court" a very bad Mac computer prop , later on we see
the Judge use a laptop.

[Ray O'Hara]

"David / Amicus" <Ami...@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:29129-4B2...@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net...

> It surprises me to see shelves of law books in the offices of the ADAs.
> I realize that they're just props but I'd think in this day and age all
> that would be on the computer or a floppy disk.
>

do you expect they'd throw all the books out?
and computers need back-up.
nothing has generated paper like computers have.

[D.F. Manno]

In article <29129-4B2...@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net>,

On a floppy disk? Are you stuck in 1994?

Anyway, you might have to research cases going back 50 or 100 years, and
for state courts that material may never be digitized.

Access to Westlaw or LexisNexis ain't cheap, and you pay every time you
use it. You only pay for a book once.

--
D.F. Manno | dfm...@mail.com
In a Life without Walls(TM), who needs Windows(R)?

[Michael Black]

They wouldn't be on floppies.

The books are important, so likely no matter what comes along, people
are attached to those books. Also, books are a lot easier for random
skimming, and that may come up in law, trying to find a case that
sets a precedent, and doing a computer search requires a good set
of keywords.

Besides, it makes the office look like a law office.

Michael

[Hunter]

In article <29129-4B2...@storefull-3172.bay.webtv.net>,
Ami...@webtv.net says...

> It surprises me to see shelves of law books in the offices of the ADAs.
> I realize that they're just props but I'd think in this day and age all
> that would be on the computer or a floppy disk.

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Floppy disk!??! It isn't 1992 and you would need a dozen of them to
put the contents of a law book on them. We are in the DVD and memory
stick era my friend.

Anyway I know what you mean but simply cracking open a book when you
need to find out something is still good. They still print law books
just like they still print text books and books don't need power to
operate, they don't crash or become corrupted. They could be even
quicker if you know exactly what you are looking for.
--
----->Hunter

"No man in the wrong can stand up against
a fellow that's in the right and keeps on acomin'."

-----William J. McDonald
Captain, Texas Rangers from 1891 to 1907