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You wrote: > >Just a quick correction to Bob's message. Dialog was NOT bought out by >Compuserve. I am not familiar with CompuServe, but I do use Dialog every >day. It is owned by Knight-Ridder (who also owns a number of >newspapers). It is possible (although I don't know for sure) that >CompuServe offers some sort of a gateway into Dialog, as does Westlaw (an >online service of legal information) > >People interested in accessing things like Medline through >Dialog can telnet directly to the Dialog computers via the Internet >(telnet dialog.com), but you must have a Dialog account already in >place. The DialogLink software (available in dos or Windows format) is >a terrific communications software and I prefer it to accessing Dialog >via the Internet or Procomm or any other program. Dialog's phone number >is 1-800-334-2564. > >I have also used Grateful Med. While it is not nearly as >sophisticated as searching MedLine via Dialog, it is easier for the novie >and also cheaper. > >Jane >Jane Metz, Assistant Librarian [log in to unmask] >McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen [log in to unmask] >San Francisco, CA 415-393-2198 > >> >> Barb: I myself do not use "Grateful Med", since I find that my >> "DialogLink" software works very well for me. Unfortunately, >> DL may no longer be available as a separate package, as CompuServe >> bought out Dialog and now supplies the service as part of one's >> CompuServe account (and it is expensive if you use it through >> CompuServe). What I know about "Grateful Med" is that it is a >> keyboard-driven package which connects you to MEDLINE and it is >> supposed to be easy to use, as well as inexpensive (a prior >> message suggested that the software costs $29.95). I know of one >> hospital library that uses it, but the library that I use the most >> uses DialogLink, as do I. Finally, the other advantage of Grateful >> Med is that I believe that there are no time restrictions on its >> use, while "non-library" people can only use DL at "off hours" (after >> 6 PM weekdays and all day weekends). >> >> A prior message listed a Web site where more info on Grateful Med >> could be obtained and I am going to check it out also; although I >> plan to stick with DL for the present. >> >> >> Best, >> >> Bob >> -- >> ******************************************************** >> >> Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 >> Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 >> 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 >> Berkeley, California 94704-2636 >> USA >> >> E-Mail: [log in to unmask] >> CompuServe: 72303,3442 >> America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" >> >> ******************************************************** >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 11:51:33 LCL >> From: Barb Colmery <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Re: Grateful Med >> >> Dr. Fink - >> Thanks for the info about Grateful Med. I assume it must be an >> on-line service where there are charges for access time? Sounds like >> it is worth looking into. I did see the postings about where to >> purchase it. >> Best regards >> Barb >> Barb Colmery, Operating Rooms >> University of Michigan Hospitals >> email: [log in to unmask] >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 11:21:56 -0700 >> From: Carolyn Caine <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: parkinson info? >> >> I am trying to locate some general info on Parkinson's for a neighbor. I >> thought maybe this list had some FAQ files but have been unable to find >> them. Can anyone help me with general information. I believe the request >> was stated "I would like some Parkinson 101 type information." >> >> Thanks for any help you can give on this. >> >> Carolyn >> [log in to unmask] >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 18:42:56 +0000 >> From: "R. A. Schomburg" <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: Cortico-Basal ganglionic Degeneration >> >> On Oct 22nd, Larry Fiebert wondered if this condition "is so rare that folks >> on this list have not heard of it ..." >> >> My Dad, who is 89, has a CT scan about a year ago which revealed >> calcification in those areas of the brain; his MD related this directly to >> the PD symptoms being experienced. I had the feeling at the time that this >> was not really a surprise, and so it (calcification) may not be all that >> rare ... but I have no idea about other possible modes of degeneration. >> >> Chapter 128 of The Merck Manual has a concise discussion of disorders of >> movement created by problems in the basal ganglia (and related) areas. There >> is apparently a direct relationship here with "excesses or poverty of >> movement, and changes in muscle tone and in posture". >> >> Regards, >> Dick Schomburg, Hillsboro, Oregon >> [log in to unmask] >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of PARKINSN Digest - 22 Oct 1994 to 23 Oct 1994 >> *************************************************** >> > > Many thanks, Jane, for clearing things up. It may be (but I am not sure) that Knight-Ridder owns CompuServe! At any rate, I am still using an old copy of Dialog for DOS and I will look into getting the Windows version. Many thanks for the feedback. Bob -- ******************************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA E-Mail: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 72303,3442 America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************************