Date : Sat, 19 Jan 2002 15:00:34 GMT
From : Wookie <WookieMan@...>
Subject: Re: mags, scans etc.
In message <3C493CB6.446B9B3D@...>
"W.Scholten" <wouter.scholten@...> wrote:
> Paul Wheatley wrote:
> >
> > Kris Adcock wrote:
> >
> > > Near the end of the Micro Users life, didn't someone write a freeware
> > > utility for RISC OS which contained a database of all articles? I seem to
> > > recall you could search through the database and it would tell you
which mag
> > > contained a certain article. If the data in that is easily extractable, it
> > > might get you a partial database up and running quicker.
> >
> > Why don't you ask Steve Turnbull (who now edits Acorn User - if its still
> > going), as I think he was editor of the Micro User at the time. He may be
> > able to help you find a copy.
>
> That database would be nice; I can't use it / try to extract data though
> as I don't have a ROS machine, so if anyone else could have a look..
Sat here using a RPC running RiscOS so if anyone can get the database to
me i'll pull it apart for you...
>
<Snip>
> Regards,
>
> Wouter
>
Cheers Wookie.
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