Have you considered the time it would take to scan 100 magazines? :eek: Freddie
Vintage Gaming - http://www.vintagegaming.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephane Racle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum > > Hehe. You may be willing to cut up my magazines, but I'm not! > Well, I'd cut up duplicate issues. It probably wouldn't be > too difficult for issues 25 and up, but the earlier ones can > be difficult to find. > > I guess the options are... > > Stick to covers/ToC - ZD is probably less likely to notice > and may not care all that much. But then, you don't get all > the interesting articles! > Contact ZD - High (?) chance of getting rejected, but > potentially permission to scan the articles. > > The question is... how much does ZD care about these older magazines? > Would they be willing to let someone scan/display them for > free? The way I see it, this only generates interest for the > magazine. However, ZD may want to make people pay. > > Any thoughts? Anybody know anyone at ZD? :-) Some of these > early articles are extremely interesting and very well > written. It really would be great to have them available. > > Stephane > > Jim Leonard wrote: > > > Regardless of how it turns out, please make sure to provide text or > > text-aware file formats, like PDF that has been OCR'd, or DjVu (no > > OCR'd text, but separates text and background graphics and > compresses > > each with separate algorithm for better compression, also supports > > progressive downloading and localized decoding which is great for > > modem users (they can look at a section of the page without > > downloading the whole thing)). > > > > As for approaching it the right way, tell ZD about your project and > > ask that you are willing to host the pages, do all the > scanning, tell > > them you'll offer pages in multiple formats, etc. and that > all you ask > > in return is permission from the company to do so. To help sweeten > > the deal, tell them you're willing to cut up the magazines for the > > best scan. Seriously. Crappy 300 DPI JPG scans that are warped > > because the magazine binding is still intact won't impress anyone :) > > > > However, you run a big risk of getting a cease and desist letter in > > return. But since you already run the risk of that, you > might as well > > contact them right now instead of running the site for two years, > > building it up, and THEN getting the cease and desist letter. > > > > I wish the best of luck, I personally would love to read > some of those > > older reviews. If/When contacting ZD, make sure you actually call > > people on the phone; email inquiries to generic addresses > rarely get > > to the *right* person. > > > > Feldhamer, Stuart wrote: > > > >> Hey, if you approach it the right way, they might even pay > you to do > >> it... > >> > >> Stuart > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> *From:* Stephane Racle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:49 AM > >> *To:* swcollect > >> *Subject:* Re: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum > >> > >> Doubtful I could do that without incurring the wrath of ZD... > >> > >> BL wrote: > >> > >>> Great job man, looks awesome. If your ultimate plan is > to have the > >>> entire mags scanned, I can't wait! > >>> > >>> Brad > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> > >>> From: "Stephane Racle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "swcollect" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:01 AM > >>> Subject: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> I'm pleased to announce that my web site, the Computer > Gaming World > >>>> (CGW) Museum, is finally on-line! The Museum is dedicated to the > >>>> preservation and presentation of all CGW items related > to the time > >>>> period covered by the first 100 issues of Computer Gaming World > >>>> magazine. Currently there is not a whole lot of textual > information > >>>> available, but you will find scans of the covers of most of the > >>>> first 100 issues, among other things. The goal is, of course, to > >>>> expand as time allows, and all suggestions/constructive > >>>> criticism/comments are welcome! > >>>> > >>>> Anyhow, you are all welcome to take a look! I am hoping > that this > >>>> will prove to be a useful resource for the vintage gaming > >>>> community, as I do not believe that the information > provided by the > >>>> Museum is available elsewhere on the web. > >>>> > >>>> You will find the museum at cgw.vintagegaming.org. Many, many > >>>> thanks to Freddie Bingham for hosting! > >>>> > >>>> Oh, and never mind the March 20th date on the news page. > Amazingly, > >>>> we're 3 days early... :-) > >>>> > >>>> Stephane > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> --- This message was sent to you because you are currently > >>>> subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. 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