Hi Lance, So what. If there is enough differential in the cost, between members and non members, it would make, the project all the more economically feasable. Even if, as you say untrained/ unqualified tinkerers/ hobbyists etc. get it, they should not make that big an inroad into stealing clients, of a serious tuner/ technician. I assumed you didn't really mean tinkers, as their caravans don't have room for pianos.:-) Regards, John M. Ross lance lafargue wrote: > What if anything has been considered concerning the "control" of this > information. Would it be easy for non-members to get access to this info > given the new format? It seems that this info would be easier to transfer > to untrained/unqualified tinkers/hobbyists/perpetual "associates", etc. > LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT > LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES > New Orleans Chapter > Mandeville, LA. > _________________________________ > II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II > ----------------------------------------------------------- > lafargue@iamerica.net > > "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to > make them all yourself." > > ---------- > > From: Ron Berry <ronberry@iquest.net> > > To: LANCE LAFARGUE <lafargue@iamerica.net> > > Subject: Survey about PTG Journal on CD ROM > > Date: Sunday, June 13, 1999 10:48 AM > > > > Dear PTG Member: > > > > You are receiving this because we have your email address on the PTG > database. > > I'm writing to you as a member of the Electronic Communications Committee > to > > ask for your input about a project we have been working on. I'll include > the post > > from Chairman Bill Springer: > > > > <i>At long last, the much anticipated Piano Technician's Journal on CD > ROM > > project has a chance to happen. The Electronic Communications > > Committee has forwarded 3 competitive bids to put 20 years, count 'em, > > 20 years of the Journal on CD ROM to the HO for discussion by PTG Board > > of Directors in KC. > > > > We figure the estimated purchase cost for members of PTG will be around > > $100 per CD. The amazing part of all this is that it can be in HTML > > format, making yearly updates easy. Basically, the info in the update > > would be stored on your hard drive, so there won't be a lot of "disk > > swapping" to deal with. Can you imagine being able to download yearly > > updates? > > > > If you want this to happen it is very important to let your regional > > representatives and board members know that you support the project. > > We estimate the "break even" point to be around 500 unit sales. This > > represents a large chunk of change to our organization, but IMHO, will be > > > a very good investment, especially given the rapid growth of the WWW > > and the increasing access to digital media. > > > > Let your voice be heard! Help this project will succeed! > > > > Bill Springer, RPT</i> > > > > Please let us know your interest in this project. The price of this CD > would be > > determined by the Board and would probably depend on how many we think > can > > be sold. > > > > It would be very helpful to us if you would reply to this message with a > "Yes I > > would be interested in buying such a CD" or "No, I would not be > interested." > > > > Thanks, and forgive this intrusion on your mailbox it will help us verify > the addresses in the PTG database. > > > > Ron Berry > > member Electronic Communications Committee > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN > > ronberry@iquest.net > > Check out the Piano Page at: > > http://www.ptg.org/ > > for great information about Pianos
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