Final call for news for Archive (March/April 2021)

It’s that time again! Archive (March/April issue) is going to the printers this weekend, so if you have any news or other items that you would like to see published, this is a final call!

Please email gavin@archivemag.co.uk or find me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/archiveriscos

I am not sure what your intentions are for uploading ‘files to download’. There are currently none after issue 24:6.

Regarding 25:2 my article ‘Drawing a Map’ references some files by name ‘MapLTDrw09’ and others by implication and I could provide these in full if you want.

That article explained that I had used the newly drawn map on the Windows version of my software. Since the magazine was published, I have updated and uploaded the RISC OS version of my software, together with the same new map so it does now run on RISC OS as well. Can be downloaded from !Store (LT Underground Challenge version 6.14).

Archive is getting a completely rebuilt website with a better files area and a login for writers. I had hoped it would have been online by now but the last 5% always takes 95% of the time, and all that. A few people have emailed me and I have sent them files that they have requested. After 25:3, I hope to return to the website and get it finished up, assuming my new sprog doesn’t appear early :)

As for the MapLTDrw09 and other files, yes, please, if you can email them, I can make them available. Many thanks, Chris.

[BTW, I finally recovered my original ROOL forum account from 2009, which is why you can see two Gavin Smiths in this thread. I’ll be using the original one (this one) going forward.]

Ah! There was I thinking that you had cloned yourself to deal with the workload.

Back at my desk this morning for the first time since last Wednesday, after the slightly early arrival of our fifth (and very much final) child! I’m spending the morning catching up on emails so if you recently subscribed to Archive, or you’re expecting an email, please be patient.

Don’t worry, Archive will still be with you this month – and it’s good ’un!

Congratulations, many happy sproggings.