NoidMar 18, 2023
Jason Scott
OK, here's the deal. This person is selling this batch of 251 issues of Computer Shopper for $3000, firm. $13/issue is a good price (even if some are rough). If we raise $3000, I will buy it and scan them all. (The CS issues will need to be split.) Venmo is @textfiles - Paypal is [email protected], will also be willing to discuss other methods of getting me cash for it. If this falls apart, I will refund everyone. $3000 is firm (I asked). Go for it if you want this to happen.
Mar 8, 2023 at 11:24pmWeb
Show threadJason ScottMar 8, 2023
If you can't afford to help, consider helping to boost. It's time to get Computer Shopper on the Ark.
Show threadEthan BlantonMar 8, 2023
@textfiles Sent and boosted!
Show threadducksauz 🦆Mar 8, 2023

@textfiles

Sent and boosted. Let's do this. I used to love flipping through those pages.

Show thread💀 NuSkooler 💀Mar 8, 2023
@textfiles Wait, why not scan the BBS magazines I have in hand then? I simply don't have the budget for the hardware :(
Show threadGlitchedHeartMar 8, 2023
@textfiles @48kRAM wow! They had a couple issues where they detailed the parts needed to make a hackintosh compatible with the MacSE at one point.
Show threadBelghastMar 9, 2023
@textfiles let's go! this sounds like an amazing trove.
Show threadPurple Mar 9, 2023
@textfiles Just sent you $15, let's do this!
Show threadGreg WhiteheadMar 9, 2023
@textfiles oh man, that brings back some memories! I just contributed a few bucks. Keep us updated on your progress
Show threadThe TarquinMar 9, 2023
@textfiles doing_my_part.gif
Show threadErnie SmithMar 9, 2023
@textfiles This is one of the first computer magazines I ever read. I absolutely want to see this archived. Shooting over a donation now.
Show threadDave NicponskiMar 9, 2023
@textfiles damn, I remember those!
Show threadWilhelm FitzpatrickMar 9, 2023
@textfiles I’m in on this! $ sent & toot boosted
Show threadNina KalininaMar 9, 2023
@textfiles could you please add an alt text to the image?
Show threadJake WalkerMar 9, 2023
@textfiles sent & booster. Love this!
Show threadDave DiamondMar 9, 2023
@textfiles Done! (mr 🔗y)
Show threadwardMar 9, 2023
@textfiles Is there not already an archive of these somewhere? I figured archive.org would have it... if not, this is a worthwhile endeavor.
Show threadJason ScottMar 9, 2023
@ward the combination of the size and the amount of issues and the amount of pages just made it escape everybody for a long time.
Show threadMason KortzMar 9, 2023
@textfiles My childhood right there. I remember leafing through these and planning out dream machines...
Show threadEric JMar 9, 2023
@textfiles in for 1%
Show threadGrant HutchinsonMar 9, 2023
@textfiles PayPal’d a handful of ducats and tootbooster’d … let’s do this!
Show thread@mgiraldo has movedMar 9, 2023
@textfiles do you have cash app?
Show threadGary MortimerMar 9, 2023
@textfiles heads to loft at parents house
Show threadLizardMar 9, 2023
@textfiles I have bookmarked and will send what I can. Yes, this needs to happen. Those are a treasure of computer history.
Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 9, 2023
@textfiles how will you get us the files after you scan them?
Show threadJoe 🏔️ King of NYNEX   Mar 9, 2023
@mayor @textfiles They will be posted to https://archive.org/
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 9, 2023
@luzkenin @textfiles ooooo okay!
Show threadLloyd FrankMar 9, 2023
@textfiles
Has the publisher placed Computer Shopper in public domain? If no then it is illegal to scan them and most definitely illegal to distribute them. I work in a research library and we run into this problem all the time.
Show threadLloyd FrankMar 9, 2023
@textfiles
Following up on my previous reply: Ziff Davis now owns Computer Shopper, according to Wikipedia. As far as I can tell, Ziff Davis has not made available in any form the back catalog of Computer Shopper, which is their right to do.
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Mar 18, 2023
@ljfrank @textfiles The Internet Archive seems to have established a precedent that scanning is legal, as long as you don't make it accessible during the copyright period.
Show threadLloyd FrankApr 9, 2023
@nitpicking @textfiles Sorry to reply so late. If that is their policy, they are not seeing to it that it is enforced. I have run across many audio files that are protected by copyright, yet are freely available to download. So it is still an issue.
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Apr 9, 2023
@ljfrank @textfiles Are you sure? At least some Internet Archive audio (especially of live concerts) has been explicitly released for download, notably Grateful Dead and Gin Blossoms performances.
Show threadLloyd FrankApr 9, 2023
@nitpicking @textfiles Yes. I'm quite sure. Look at Long Playing Records collections. For example, 2 Beethoven collections that are still under copyright are not restricted. The pop stuff, like Dark Side of the Moon & Sgt. Pepper have audio limited to 30 sec samples. Many of the classical discs do not.
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Apr 9, 2023
@ljfrank @textfiles Fair enough. I haven't actively looked at the audio part of the Archive for years, I just realized.
Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 9, 2023
@textfiles sent in my $13 ❤️
Show threadJason ScottMar 9, 2023
@mayor Thanks!
Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 9, 2023
@textfiles how much more do we need?
Show threadJason ScottMar 9, 2023
@mayor We have enough for me to have become the owner. I am not fully sure of shipping costs and I'm sure I'm going to need a specific kind of scanner.
Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 10, 2023
@textfiles oh good 😎🦄
Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 10, 2023
@textfiles yeah I was thinking about the scanner part… ummm
Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 10, 2023
@textfiles the scanning directions that I have found online includes trimming them… which is a no I would assume. I wonder what the dimensions of these are
Show threadJason ScottMar 10, 2023
@mayor these will definitely be taken apart and then rebound for storage.
Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 10, 2023
@textfiles oh I see! I would think that any decent scanner would work?
Show threadJason ScottMar 10, 2023
@mayor no, the pages are about 13 inches across
Show threadDerek 🌈Mar 10, 2023
@textfiles oooooooooooooo