Want "The Word"? Why not try the...
Disk-Back Service
to guarantee early delivery!
by Kei Of Carnage
To get your copy of THE WORD from issue 12 onwards follow the following
steps...
What do I do then?
1. Format 2 disks, make sure there are no errors on them...
2. Select a jiffy of sufficient volume to hold 2 disks and
perhaps a piece of paper.
3. Write the following on said jiffy: The Word - DiskBack
41 Lambourne Drive
Marton-In-Cleveland
Middlesbrough
TS7 8QF
WARNING!!!
** This address is only valid untill 15th July 1997 **
From then on I'll be living in Ipswich and I'll update Word 16 with my
new address. If you send anything to the above address it will get
forwarded but there will be a slight delay. There is an alternative
address which you can use between July and August which is Amida's:
Koony
59 Waldeck Road
Turnpike Lane
London
N15 3EL
You can send articles to his email address as well: Koony@pito.org
4. Stick a 1st class stamp on it.
5. Drop two 1st class stamps into it, along with your disks.
6. Write your name and address on either a piece of paper or a
sticky label that's big enough to cover the address on the
front of the jiffy.
7. Seal it, and if you feel like it, write your address on the
back as well, just in case like...
When should I post it?
If you're sending articles on your disks (write: arts included on disk
label) then obviously it's better if you post them as soon as possible,
if not (and WHY not?) then wait about four weeks from the release date
of the LAST issue (which would be this one, presumably) before posting.
Although lately The Word has been a monthly release.
What do we do?
First I check your disks for articles or letters (you can send a
covering letter on the disk if you prefer not to annoy your neighbours/
parents with your rattly old 9-pin), and if I find any then they are
copied to a drawer on my harddrive, but left on the disks JUST IN
CASE...
The disks can be Amiga OFS/FFS disks or PC 720/1.44 disks. If PC disks
I can probably fit The Word disks in DMS format on one 1.44 floppy but
it's safer to send two! Sometimes I do an ad-hoc version of the Word
for PC users who may wish to read it on their PC. Please specify
whether you want the Word back in DMS/Full/HD format. If you included a
covering letter that is written in a way that expects a reply then you
may get one but it will be on one of your disks with the Word also but
in DMS format. DMS format is better for traders as you don't have to
DMS it yourself as it has already been virus checked and DMS verified
beforehand.
Then I prepare your jiffy for posting, by removing the stamp and putting
one of the loose ones on, removing/covering my address with your address
and then putting your disks back in. The ready jiffy is then put into a
SPAR carrier bag ready for me to head to the post box upon Word release.
I get these weird looks from the post office staff sometimes as I stand
there posting all those jiffies of yours! They all know me you see from
the times I had to pay my fines there. ;)
Note: Please do NOT attach the stamps to an SAE. If you do, only
attach one!
Then when the mag is finished and DMS'd onto my harddrive, I spend a few
minutes/hours making copies on all the disks in that drawer and drop 'em
in the post to you, generally on a Friday morning. The Word is released
5 days before the official release date listed on the loading ascii but
only to members of Carnage, traders for Carnage and Diskback peeps so it
arrives on your doormat on time!
The Word can be downloaded from Remote Kontrol BBS (01642 650120) 24hrs
7 days at 28.8k or via...
The Word Download Site:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/4466/
Oversees Readers
When I took over The Word it was mainly a UK based disk magazine hence
it's non-appearance in the international scene charts (vote for us!) and
I wanted it to be read further afield than the UK because today's
computing scene has no borders. With the internet we can travel
anywhere our imagination takes us so why not with The Word?
However there was one aspect I did not take into consideration, readers
abroad cannot send me UK stamps! I therefore had to use all the stamps
I got from the diskback service to send these jiffies back overseas!
During recent talks with contacts we have decided to set up a Word
distribution network abroad and along with the Word on-line,
distribution problems will soon disappear. However, untill it does. as
well as the above, the overseas readers have to:
* Send a postcard from their home town/area with the jiffy
(postcardware) instead of a stamp.
* Distribute The Word to at least 2 people outside of the UK.
* Write a minimum of 2 articles. (Adverts accepted but not counted as
an article)
ThanX
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