<VV> Who will do it, now: pdf Communique database

Test User vair65 at sisna.com
Sat Dec 5 16:30:56 EST 2009


craig-like you said the tech end is fairly well covered when used with the
other corvair books available. the only other thing that i can think of the
"stock is" by lclc and "solo is" by warren l. not sure but doesn't clarks
sell these? after that all thats left is pictures of the cars. their is gary
aube's site for reference on how to do that-mike mann

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 1:30 PM, craig nicol <nicolcs at aol.com> wrote:

> I’m a little confused – or maybe not.  This thread seems to be covering
> scanning of prior Communiqués and Quarterlies for content and then
> publishing them on the web. There are three kinds of stories in the
> Communique; show reports, historical/personal stories, and technical
> articles.  There’s no real value to the show reports but the historical
> stories and tech articles are rather timeless.  If it’s tech articles you
> are interested, the last 30 years of tech articles is already done ! They
> were recently scanned to pdf and vibrantly reformatted. Like the old
> version, the new one is called the CORSA Tech Guide and being pdf, it’s
> 100%
> searchable – a huge leap forward. The first 20 years, volumes 1&2 was just
> released in printed and digital form and several of us are in the process
> of
> editing volume 3, which brings us up to date.  So…the tech side is done.
> What’s left to do is the historical/personal stories side of the coin.
> IMHO,
> those stores are equally valuable and I’d love to see them archived
> electronically as the tech articles have been. The catch is the question of
> “free” or “pay”.  The tech guide has sold well and has helped with keeping
> dues down. Should the historical side be packaged and sold as well or are
> we/you thinking of providing all or some of it free on the web?
>
> Craig Nicol
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