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Old June 6th 05, 05:32 PM
Douglas Myall
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Default 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

This first release covers all stamp issues up to June 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 hard disk 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.

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 in GBP to my e-mail
address above, cash $US75 or Euros 60. Sorry, no other currencies and
no
credit cards or foreign cheques; use PayPal instead.

E-mail me if you have any questions.

Douglas Myall (Deegam) June 2005

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