Hi John, Not so easy to copy if it were on CDROM(s) At 10:13 AM 11/16/96 -0700, you wrote: >At 12:16 PM 11/15/96 -0600 (on Pianotech), Don Rose wrote: > >>Too bad we can't get the journal on line or on disk! > >I'm glad it isn't available either way (with some qualification). Having it >on-line would be OK if its use were limited to PTG members only (since we've >already paid for a subscription), but I woudn't want to see it be available >for open access. Non-members can subscribe to the hard copy if they want it. > >As for being on disk, it opens up another can of worms. Disks are very easy >to copy, and conceivably there could be hundreds of copies made of a Journal >for redistribution. Not that it WOULD happen, but if you pass a hard-copy of >a journal to a friend you're going to make sure you get it back, but disks >cost only a few cents each. > >On the other hand, a hypertext-linked CD-ROM of back issues (perhaps with >yearly updates) and PTG publications would be HIGHLY welcomed! > >One suggestion I've made in the past is to appoach Microsoft to create a >"Multimedia Piano" CD-ROM with movies and sound detailing everything about >the piano from harvesting the wood and wool to acoustical physics (like a >multimedia version of "Five Lectures") and construction with limited access >to Journal articles with a "Professional Version" with full access to >everything. The royalties on PTG-approved (and Microsoft marketed) >Multimedia Piano could mean an additional source of income for the Guild as >well. > >Any comments? > > John > >John Musselwhite, RPT >Calgary, Alberta Canada >musselj@cadvision.com > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620
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