From CHARLES ABELL
Barry Fox’s article on the Yellow Pages electronic directory misses
important points. The experimental directory only covered Reading and it
only covered some businesses (‘Yellow with electronics’, Forum, 6 October).
The new system covers all businesses in Britain, so it is now possible to
find businesses outside your own area, which you cannot otherwise do without
several feet of paper directories. Also, it is more up to date and can target
a smaller or larger area than the paper one.
While I agree that the software does seem to redraw parts of the screen
unnecessarily, it is a step forward, so let us try not to discourage them
too much.
Charles Abell Reading Berskshire
