Author: Leen Ammeraal
Date: 13:11:03 05/02/01
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On May 02, 2001 at 07:18:33, gerard sanchez wrote: >On May 02, 2001 at 01:08:23, Leen Ammeraal wrote: > >>On May 02, 2001 at 00:06:13, gerard sanchez wrote: >> >>> >>>Wouldn't it be nice to include a floppy disk containing all the illustration and >>>games from the book? I don't know why Chess Publishers are not doing this. >> >>With many of my own books of 15 years ago (no, not about chess) >>floppy disks were included. These days that would be ridiculous. >>It is much cheaper and more flexible (in view of possible updates) >>to tell readers in the Preface where they can download the files >>in question. >> >>Leen Ammeraal >>http://home.wxs.nl/~ammeraal/ > > >Your comment is offensive. > >I am sorry to say this, but you seem to have completely missed my point. The >focus is not on the medium through games can be delivered, but the consideration >that publishers ought to have these games available to readers of the book. >Whether it be on the publisher's website or on floppy disks is not relevant. I >made the argument about floppy disks to be taken in context with the whole, not >individually. Of course, companies have the option of putting these games in >their company website as others have the choice of including them on floppy >disks. > > >Gerard Please accept my apologies. No offense was intended, and I admit that the tone of my comment was less friendly and polite than it should have been. Leen
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