Date   : Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:38:50 -0400
From   : "Arlen Michaels" <amichael@...>
Subject: Re: Large collection of original BBC magazines for sa le

It would be wonderful if someone could put these up on the 'net.  For those
of us BBC enthusiasts outside the UK it is otherwise impossible to ever
access this material.  Thank you Rob for your proposal!  I hope someone
local can act on the opportunity.

Arlen Michaels
amichael@...

> -----Original Message-----
> From:     W.H.Scholten [SMTP:wouter.scholten@...]
> Sent:     Tuesday, June 19, 2001 6:59 PM
> To:       Rob King
> Cc:       bbc-micro@...
> Subject:  Re: [BBC-Micro] Large collection of original BBC magazines
> for sale
> 
> Rob King wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to see the magazines go to a home where someone will scan in as
> > much as possible and preserve the knowledge for the future (i.e: publish
> it
> > on the net) - let me just list what I've got:
> 
> [ snip ]
> 
> > A&B
> > ==
> > Vol 1 (1,2,5,7-16 | Yes really vol 1 goes to 16)
> > Vol 2 (6-12)
> > Vol 3 (1-5,7,8,10,12)
> > Vol 4 (1-12)
> > Vol 6 (10)
> > 
> > Acorn Users
> > ==========
> > Around about 60-70 of these, including I believe a couple of copies of
> the
> > first issue.
> > 
> > I've also got various other random magazine from that time with some BBC
> > related info in (as well as Spectrum, C-64 stuff etc...)
> > 
> > Now much as I'd like to give this lot away I have a nasty suspicion I'd
> see
> > the whole deal end up on e-bay in a few years time and change hands for
> a
> > lot of money which would be truly gutting having looked after them all
> for
> > so long.
> 
> I'm interested in any A&B from 1982-1984, any acorn user from 1982-1983,
> and 2 acorn user issues from 1984 (jan & aug).
> But I cannot take the whole lot or will go bankrupt on shipping costs
> ;-)
> 
> So, if you're willing to split, let me/the list know please. I will not
> put it on ebay, and I'm planning to scan all magazines in high detail
> (will start when the MU's from 1983/1984 I swapped arrive). The Micro
> users alone will probably need at least one CD to store.... (and take
> quite a while).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Wouter
> 
> BBC pages: http://home.wanadoo.nl/~wouter.scholten/
>