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One thing that I think both magazines should do to bring them into the electronic age -- and this idea has already been mentioned here, so I'll just cast my supportive vote -- is to produce electronic archives of past issues, perhaps as searchable PDF files. Maybe market them in per-decade bundles. I can tell you from a research point of view, I would find that invaluable. Rather than having to thumb through piles of back issues that I have in boxes in my basement, it would be so much easier just to type in a title or phrase and have related articles pop up.

Perhaps Tony or Sean could discuss S&T's resistance. Possibly projected cost versus return?

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Outstanding idea. I'm sure of sales of the old Gleanings for ATMs and Walter Scott Houston articles would be a substantial revenue generator for S&T. I let my Astronomy subscription lapse about 15 years ago, but I would also love to see what they would have to offer from their archives.

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Jeff Morgan
Prescott, AZ
Wile E. Coyote School of Telescope Making

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