Re: Elektor Electronics new website
From: HomeLab (homelab_at_hotmail.co.uk)
Date: 02/17/05
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Date: 17 Feb 2005 10:47:27 -0800
Rick Fox <NewsGroups@softhome.net> wrote in message news:<4i09119mjg512r0pknuapc18epjennbtqi@4ax.com>...
> On 11 Feb 2005 01:52:59 -0800, homelab@hotmail.co.uk (HomeLab) wrote:
>
> >I just noticed that Elektor Electronics magazine have silently
> >uploaded a new website. I've not seeen all of it yet but it looks as
> >if they've finally managed to put their (occasionally brilliant)
> >articles online just as EPE have been doing over the past years. Not
> >sure how far back in time, though. Articles are available individally,
> >however, not the entire isuue as opposed to EPE. There's also a forum
> >and a bring & buy section. Still very few postings over there, I guess
> >that'll change when they properly announce the new site in the next
> >issue (I have the Feb 2005 edition).
> >There's also what looks like a rudimentary online shop.
> >
> >url: www.elektor-electronics.co.uk (automatically links to a numbered
> >url)
> >
> >ta
> >Richard
>
>
> Elektor has stopped providing their PCB layouts as free .pdf
> downloads. That means we have to go back to photocopying the layouts
> from the magazine, like we did years ago, or buy the full .pdf article
> (which Elektor says is the answer - even though we have already paid
> for the magazine)
>
> As a long term subscriber (1983) I am disgusted, and have told Elektor
> so.
>
> I will be canceling my subscription and stop buying the magazine if
> they don't change their minds on this. That's how strongly I feel. I
> will *not* take this huge backwards step in amateur PCB making.
>
> Please, anyone else who feels the same about this, email them and
> visit the 'non technical' forum on their new website.
>
> Rick.
well in the same forum the mag editor advises that they are working to
solve the problem so some patience may be in order. I've seen this
sort of swing before, usually the staff that do the actual work are
not to blame. I'll check again in a week's time.
Richard
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