Progress in Microprint: Part I. Microcards--The Next Steps

I. Unquestioningly enthusiastic acceptance -"unquestioning" because it was an acceptance unaware of the number of practical problems that have still to be solved before microcards can become a reality and of the extremely puzzling complexity of some of these problems. This sort of acceptance 'might be summarized in some such phraseology as: "Microcards sound wonderful; we'd like to buy some at once. When will they be ready?" 2. Understanding acceptance-"understanding" because, although often just as enthusiastic as ''I," it was tempered with an appreciation of the difficulties mentioned, sometimes so much tempered that it approached grave caution. This sort of acceptance might be summarized in some such phraseology as: "Although revolutionary, microcards do seem a most promising suggestion. We hope to surmount the serious difficulties involved." 3· Denial of acceptance-that is; a belief either that microcards are not realizable or, if realizable, that they would be valueless. So far, out of all of the hundreds of letters and reviews, just one has fallen into this class.