Date   : Sat, 19 Jan 2002 18:32:47 +0000
From   : "W.Scholten" <wouter.scholten@...>
Subject: Re: mags, scans etc.

Matthew Cocker wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W.Scholten" <wouter.scholten@...>
> To: <bbc-micro@...>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 8:37 PM
> Subject: [BBC-Micro] mags, scans etc.
> 
> >
> > I've delayed the scanning MU's in favour of scanning indexes of mags and
> > samples from other mags btw.. (I got about zero response to the request
> > of people making text indexes from any magazines; come on, do
> > something!)
> 
> Are you aware of my unofficial archive of The Micro User magazine web site.
> 
> http://www.cocker13.freeserve.co.uk/

Yep. Note that I do not just want ocr'ed pages with some images. I want
a full MU graphical archive, all ads in colour etc.

> I am sorting all articles as I carry out scanning and OCR work and most
> contents pages have been converted to HTML. I am currently converting the
> contents to more descript menus with different subjects so that the articles
> are sorted by type.

I really want something that's useful for searching, so just
scanning/ocr'ing the contents pages is only the beginning... Jeremy did
a nice job with that beebon issue btw. Something like that expanding on
the contents pages is what I'm after (which I've stated on this list and
my pages many many months ago already but there wasn't much interest in
helping).

And of course, MU is just one of many many mags so there's a lot to do.

> I have had very little feedback regarding the site although I am getting a
> lot of hits.

I've had very little feedback too for my scanning/doc gathering ;)

> One request I have is for the missing issues. I have all but the first 9
> issues, if anybody can help there please let me know.

Just don't look at me, you're in a much better position in the UK than
here in NL :)
Someone on the acorn cybervillage noticeboard placed an ad for Archive,
Beebug, Acorn User, Archimedes World, Micro User from 1980-1998 (acorn
users from 1980, wow that's incredible! Maybe with help from Dr. Who).

       http://acorn.cybervillage.co.uk/noticeboard.stm

Have a look, maybe you can save me some early acorn users :)

> A second request is for anybody with cover discs or tapes from The Micro
> User to help complete the collection. Discs are on 8 bit software and uef
> tapes images are available on Stairway to hell.

Yes! I want those tapes too :-)

I've added some more scans to my web pages, from personal software vol 1
no 1 and vol 1 no 4, see
       http://home.wanadoo.nl/wouter.scholten/

Wouter