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The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook on CD
The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook is now available on CD. More than
six months in development; beta-tested by experts; suitable for Windows or Mac PCs. The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook has won several gold medals and many other major awards since the first edition was published in 1993. The 3rd edition (2003) was runner-up for the 2004 Rowland Hill award for research. It has been called "The Machin Encyclopaedia". Now, for the first time, the COMPLETE and fully updated work is available on CD. NEW TECHNOLOGY; NEW CONTENT The current release covers all stamp issues up to 5 July 2005. It consists of a set of 115 files in Adobe Acrobat PDF (portable document file) format. It makes full use of Acrobat's file navigation abilities, containing many hundreds of Bookmarks and many thousands of Links. It can be viewed with Adobe Reader, supplied on the disc for Windows and Mac-OS computers. Unlike the printed version all file images are in colour. All the files are printable. This CD is quite unlike any other catalogue or handbook, even those that are already on CD. It is absolutely loaded with navigable features. For example, every entry in the catalogue list is only a mouse click away from an illustration of its source. Links also work the other way - click on any value in an illustration of a se-tenant pane and go instantly to its place in the list. Every entry in a comprehensive subject index is a link to its place in the 13 chapters and 14 appendixes. Every cross-reference is a link and you can get back to where you were with a single click. The CD contains: 1. In the Adobe folder; installable copies of Adobe Reader 6 for Windows and Mac-OS. These let you view the Handbook pages just as they were created. 2. In the Deegam folder; the file Tutorial.pdf. This introduces Adobe Reader and demonstrates how to configure it and use it to view the contents of the CD. It shows you where all the links are. 3. Also in the Deegam folder. The file deegam.icl. This is an icon file containing 24 specially created icons for Windows users who copy the CD to their C drive for faster performance and want a desktop shortcut. 4. In the Deegam\Handbook folder. The file HB-Start.pdf. This is the portal to every page of every file on the CD. If you get lost while browsing from link to link as you explore the Handbook you can always get back to the HB-Start file with just two mouse clicks. The Tutorial file shows how. The Handbook CD files comprise: (a) all 1272 pages of the published 3rd edition of the Handbook; the printed version of this alone sells for £59 plus p&p, (b) the contents of 10 Deegam Reports which bring the printed book right up-to-date (these will form an 850-page Supplement to printed version later in the year; the price is likely to be about £35 plus p&p). 5. In the Deegam Reports folder. The latest Deegam Report. The contents will have been included in the main files but this will let you see what a DGR looks like. See below re getting future Reports free. 6. In the Deegam\Profiles folder. The file Machins.pdf. Deegam Profiles are a way of writing up a Machin collection professionally. There are 249 pages, comprising 8,500 Deegam Profiles for Machin singles. They are printable and the phosphor overprints are shown in colour. The Handbook is updated every 2-3 months by Deegam Reports. These are in colour and printable. They contain their own bookmarks and links to the CD files. The contents of each Report are incorporated into the master CD files on my computer. Every CD is burned to order so it will always be the latest version possible. The CD is the only major Machin work that is always up-to-date when you buy it. You also get a personal reference number (this is not a password and it does not interfere with your use of the disc). If you e-mail this back to me you will get FREE updates by e-mail every 2-3 months. These have their own bookmarks and links to the CD files. The CD is obtainable only to individual order and only from: D. G. A. Myall, 2 Elizabeth Avenue, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5BA, England. My only valid e-mail address is: Price: £39, including p&p to any address in the world (overseas by airmail). You can pay by sterling cheque, PayPal to my e-mail address above, cash $US75 or Euros 60. Sorry, no other currencies and no credit cards or foreign cheques; please use PayPal instead. E-mail me at the above address if you have any questions; the Pipex address will not work Douglas Myall (Deegam) 24 July 2005 ------------------ Reviews These are beginning to appear. Stamp Magazine August 2005. "the CD is fabulous.... I've always admired the diligence and skill of author Douglas Myall in compiling the print version of the Handbook. In my opinion he has `raised the bar' even higher with this digital version'. Steve Fairclough, Editor. The Bookmark Journal July 2005. "I have been privileged to be a beta tester for this new venture and I can thoroughly recommend it. Not only does the work contain everything there is to know about Machins but it's fun to use too!" Gerry Fisk, President. Reviews will appear in the following publications in the next few weeks: British Philatelic Bulletin, August 2005 issue, to be published 1 August; GBCC Chronicle (Martin Oates & Larry Rosenblum); Scott Monthly (David Alderfer), Linns Stamp Weekly (Michael Baadke); ... #### |
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Douglas ... you are a master at your craft ... bonne fete aussi / a
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