Gauging interest for an idea I have - feedback please! :)

-----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Julian Wolfe Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:51 PM To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'; info-pdp11 at village.org Subject: Gauging interest for an idea I have - feedback please! :) Hi everyone. In the ClassicCmp IRC this afternoon I brought up the idea that I have of starting a quarterly newsletter about vintage DEC systems (1960-1995 or so.) The thought behind this is that as opposed to reading mailing lists wehere you get snippets of information on specific problems, you would read full articles pertaining to both specific and general topics. Possible categories could include: - tools and test equipment reviews - general care and maintenance of a computer in a hobbyist environment - safety notes - specific software notes - getting started with any number of vintage software systems - emulation - interconnectivity between vintage systems, and also to the modern computing facility Now, my personal preference would be to do this on a quarterly schedule, and with old school production values (RUNOFF or some other vintage textsetting system.) Also, the magazine would be based on contributions, so it of course would only be the cost of media and postage. I would also plan to make the back issues available as downloads after 1 year (in PDF or some other universal form) with a printed copy available on request. So let me hear what you think! Julian