Amiga Format Magazine Scans - Page 4

mark_k · 03 April 2015, 15:24

A tip for the future: if scanning a black & white document, scan at high resolution (e.g. 600dpi) bilevel (two colours, black and white). The resulting image files are far smaller than JPEGs and look a lot better on-screen.

Impakt · 10 August 2015, 07:30

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Amiga-For...item3aaf6defbe

A missing Amiga format issue is there in case anyone is interested.

EdiT:

More here

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Amiga-For...item3aaf6de972

I'll be happy to buy them but dont have the resources to scan them. If anyone wants to scan them and keep the copies of the mags let me know and i'll get them for you

beezle · 11 August 2015, 08:26

I have those 4 issues, along with coverdiscs.

Are any of them really missing though? I have them in PDF as well, and I didn't scan them myself (ie. I must've downloaded from somewhere).

Not Amiga format, but I also have physical copies of the missing issues of Amiga Down Under/Oz Amiga.

Impakt · 12 August 2015, 03:46

The CiA site says they're missing and I couldn't find a PDF link for them.

Edit: found a torrent with them all in there, torrent is on this site

Kitty · 12 August 2015, 22:29

that link leads to no download, or was you more successful? There's a magnet link that doesn't work and the torrent leads to mega to download the actual .torrent file, did you actually try the file once you downloaded it?, nothing seems to be there, at least for me anyway

zardoz · 12 August 2015, 23:44

yeah I got it. I've zoned it. Am currently on 0.01%....

Impakt · 13 August 2015, 01:46

I literally got the whole torrent a few seconds ago and am now seeding, and will be for as long as possible. Im also seeding a bunch of other commodore magazines from that site (along with the TOSEC images for c64 + amiga). Been seeding them all for months, if not years.

Pat the Cat · 30 December 2016, 02:18

I'm totally stunned reading these pages...

... AF was a totally unique experience, but I never expected people would still be trying to find and read copies of it a quarter of a century later.

chunky_tesco · 10 March 2017, 10:32

[ Show youtube player ]

On the Retro Hour podcast at 1hr 5m 43s Ben Vost mentions that he gave the CDs that had all the Amiga Format backups from issue one to the end to a couple of guys, and this post mentions this.

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost...28&postcount=6

Ben says it would be quite nice to get the Amiga Formats available in the public domain as they are the original master PDFs, and the scans are of varying quality (although great to have). I have contacted JJ that started the above thread, but he stated he didn't get those CDs as there were another couple of guys there too. Would it be worth trying to track these down?

Thalion · 14 April 2017, 14:16

I could upload the Amiga Format Magazine Scans to EAB FTP if you like. It will take some time though as the collection is about 25GB.

chunky_tesco · 14 April 2017, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thalion

I could upload the Amiga Format Magazine Scans to EAB FTP if you like. It will take some time though as the collection is about 25GB.

Thanks mate - are these the original master PDFs? I do have the OCR'd scans.

Kitty · 14 April 2017, 15:48

Thalion is this pdf collection complete now?
These are what we have but not complete, we had to move them all to archive.org, the leeching was killing our server.
http://www.vintageisthenewold.com/downloads/magazines/

Thalion · 14 April 2017, 16:44

I don't know how many special issues there are but i have every 136 of the regular issues as PDF.

It is a mix of different collections i could get hold of in the past. So guess they are not master scans but better than nothing for me.

Pyromania · 14 April 2017, 17:46

Awesome, I loved buying and reading Amiga Format in the past. I even got Jay Miner to autograph an issue for me way back around 1993 in Oakland, CA. It's nice that the collection is being preserved for all Amiga fans to enjoy.

chunky_tesco · 14 April 2017, 18:03

I also submitted the subscriber newsletters to Mort about 9 years ago, but they never made it to the collection.

10 August 2015, 07:30	#62
Impakt Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 51	http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Amiga-For...item3aaf6defbe A missing Amiga format issue is there in case anyone is interested. EdiT: More here http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Amiga-For...item3aaf6de972 I'll be happy to buy them but dont have the resources to scan them. If anyone wants to scan them and keep the copies of the mags let me know and i'll get them for you Last edited by Impakt; 10 August 2015 at 07:36.

12 August 2015, 03:46	#64
Impakt Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 51	The CiA site says they're missing and I couldn't find a PDF link for them. Edit: found a torrent with them all in there, torrent is on this site Last edited by Impakt; 12 August 2015 at 04:38.

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03 April 2015, 15:24	#61
mark_k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Posts: 2,862	A tip for the future: if scanning a black & white document, scan at high resolution (e.g. 600dpi) bilevel (two colours, black and white). The resulting image files are far smaller than JPEGs and look a lot better on-screen.

11 August 2015, 08:26	#63
beezle Banned Join Date: May 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 67	I have those 4 issues, along with coverdiscs. Are any of them really missing though? I have them in PDF as well, and I didn't scan them myself (ie. I must've downloaded from somewhere). Not Amiga format, but I also have physical copies of the missing issues of Amiga Down Under/Oz Amiga.

12 August 2015, 22:29	#65
Kitty Can’t rain all the time.. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 1,514	that link leads to no download, or was you more successful? There's a magnet link that doesn't work and the torrent leads to mega to download the actual .torrent file, did you actually try the file once you downloaded it?, nothing seems to be there, at least for me anyway

12 August 2015, 23:44	#66
zardoz Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wales Age: 47 Posts: 131	yeah I got it. I've zoned it. Am currently on 0.01%....

13 August 2015, 01:46	#67
Impakt Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 51	I literally got the whole torrent a few seconds ago and am now seeding, and will be for as long as possible. Im also seeding a bunch of other commodore magazines from that site (along with the TOSEC images for c64 + amiga). Been seeding them all for months, if not years.

30 December 2016, 02:18	#68
Pat the Cat Banned Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 481	I'm totally stunned reading these pages... ... AF was a totally unique experience, but I never expected people would still be trying to find and read copies of it a quarter of a century later.

10 March 2017, 10:32	#69
chunky_tesco Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 66	[ Show youtube player ] On the Retro Hour podcast at 1hr 5m 43s Ben Vost mentions that he gave the CDs that had all the Amiga Format backups from issue one to the end to a couple of guys, and this post mentions this. http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost...28&postcount=6 Ben says it would be quite nice to get the Amiga Formats available in the public domain as they are the original master PDFs, and the scans are of varying quality (although great to have). I have contacted JJ that started the above thread, but he stated he didn't get those CDs as there were another couple of guys there too. Would it be worth trying to track these down?

14 April 2017, 14:16	#70
Thalion Amiga Collector Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Age: 35 Posts: 644	I could upload the Amiga Format Magazine Scans to EAB FTP if you like. It will take some time though as the collection is about 25GB.

14 April 2017, 15:48	#72
Kitty Can’t rain all the time.. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 1,514	Thalion is this pdf collection complete now? These are what we have but not complete, we had to move them all to archive.org, the leeching was killing our server. http://www.vintageisthenewold.com/downloads/magazines/

14 April 2017, 16:44	#73
Thalion Amiga Collector Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Age: 35 Posts: 644	I don't know how many special issues there are but i have every 136 of the regular issues as PDF. It is a mix of different collections i could get hold of in the past. So guess they are not master scans but better than nothing for me.

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14 April 2017, 17:46	#74
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,798	Awesome, I loved buying and reading Amiga Format in the past. I even got Jay Miner to autograph an issue for me way back around 1993 in Oakland, CA. It's nice that the collection is being preserved for all Amiga fans to enjoy.

14 April 2017, 18:03	#75
chunky_tesco Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 66	I also submitted the subscriber newsletters to Mort about 9 years ago, but they never made it to the collection.

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