Eric Shepherd wrote:
On 2006-07-22 22:47:12 -0400, "sicklittlemonkey" <Nick.Westgate@gmail.com> said:Hmm, I wouldn't call a bad photocopy (that several members of this forum have complained about) "still in print". I mean it's great that someone's making it available and all, but considering that Apple have given their blessing for distribution of Apple II manuals, it's about time a PDF was available.I sure wish I could distribute a higher-quality version, but what I have is all I've got. I print each copy when an order is placed, using a PDF that I scanned myself from the master copy I received from The Byte Works. That copy, itself, was a photocopy.So unless I can find a brand-new, nice and clear copy somewhere to re-scan, I'm stuck with the PDF I've got, I'm afraid.
I see. Perhaps someone with a printed copy of one of the books could saw it apart and make a higher quality scan, but I agree that this is an onerous process. It's too bad that APDA was not provided with a "master" PDF as a part of their distribution license.
And my license doesn't allow me to distribute electronic copies. I wish it did -- I'd love to be able to distribute all this stuff on CD-ROM!
In the years that have elapsed since the license terms were set, the scene has changed dramatically. Perhaps they would now be willing to license you to distribute electronically. -michael New, faster SUDOKU v2.0 solver for Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."