[TheForge] ETIQUETTE QUESTION

[lama]

If,,, all of the back issues were available at $8 ea
we would be looking at about $1,000 worth of
issues. You would be doing 20 or 30 times the
value for free.
dave m.

----- Original Message -----
From: Shannell <sjs@ihug.com.au>


> Yup sure send me free copies and its a deal :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "lama" <lama@huntbrothers.com>
>
>
> > ...so,
> > are you volunteering to scan 25 years worth of magazines and
> > build and correlate the web site to show them?
> > dave m.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Shannell <sjs@ihug.com.au>
> >
> >
> > > I think todays technology would cope ok
> > > high res highly compressed jpg's would suffice, many companies around
> who
> > > would do this for you (even buy your own good quality scanner),
although
> > > this is the lowest tech way of doing it, high res pics can be a bit
hard
> > to
> > > navigate on a 15 or 17 in monitor.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Shannell, I have to say that I haven't heard that one before.
> > > > Who said that? Do you know how much work that would be?
> > > > Do you know how much server space that would require?
> > > > I can pretty much tell you right now that plan will never happen.
> > > > Not unless there are some major break through in technology.
> > > > sorry.
> > > > Dave Mudge
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Shannell <sjs@ihug.com.au>
> > > >
> > > > > About a year ago ABANA announced they would be putting up all back
> > > issues
> > > > of
> > > > > both publications online for members to access, Im still waiting
and
> > > will
> > > > > join up when they eventually implement this scheme. (I understand
> why
> > > its
> > > > > not up yet, LOT of work to turn a print mag into a  good web mag,
> even
> > > if
> > > > a
> > > > > lot of the print mag is already on a hard drive)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > But you asked what I would like to see on the website.  I would
> like
> > > to
> > > > > see
> > > > > > projects on the website.  I know if I join ABANA I can get
> projects
> > > from
> > > > > > those publications, but I would like to access even more
projects
> > via
> > > > the
> > > > > > web.  (Or how about back issues of "Hammer's Blow?)  An enlarged
> > > Gallery
> > > > > > area would be really neat too.  One that has large detailed
> pictures
> > > > > > available, as an option.
> > > > > >
> > > > >