I think that Jobs got it wrong. The first truck for the average American was a Model T modified with a cargo be - in 1925, I think. The Model T had been built since 1905, and its production was to end two years later. And it seemed to me that Jobs was definitely referring to mass motor vehicles that average people used, rather than to specialty vehicles such as panel vans (which I don't think predated the car in any event).
That is unfortunate. I have used inter-library loan at a local public university dozens of times over the past two decades. I have never waited more than 5 or 6 days to receive the book(s), and the average is probably 2-3 days (since most come from other public universities in my state in the U.S.). I have borrowed books whose print runs were only a few hundred and have never been denied because of book type. Generally, the loan periods are 3-4 weeks, but I have never been denied an extension (I've only requested extensions a few times). All in all, the inter-library loan system I use is a godsend since I live in town of about 35,000 and no bookstore worthy of the name.
I admit somewhat sheepishly that I often use the loan to preview expensive technical books to help in deciding whether or not to purchase.
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I think that Jobs got it wrong. The first truck for the average American was a Model T modified with a cargo be - in 1925, I think. The Model T had been built since 1905, and its production was to end two years later. And it seemed to me that Jobs was definitely referring to mass motor vehicles that average people used, rather than to specialty vehicles such as panel vans (which I don't think predated the car in any event).
Be wary of analogies spoken ex cathedra.
That is unfortunate. I have used inter-library loan at a local public university dozens of times over the past two decades. I have never waited more than 5 or 6 days to receive the book(s), and the average is probably 2-3 days (since most come from other public universities in my state in the U.S.). I have borrowed books whose print runs were only a few hundred and have never been denied because of book type. Generally, the loan periods are 3-4 weeks, but I have never been denied an extension (I've only requested extensions a few times). All in all, the inter-library loan system I use is a godsend since I live in town of about 35,000 and no bookstore worthy of the name. I admit somewhat sheepishly that I often use the loan to preview expensive technical books to help in deciding whether or not to purchase.