Hi Robert,
> ... just this morning I received my letter about the Delphi Mag's
> last printed issue. I can't see how e-reading will ever replace
> what can be held in your hands and enjoyed in a thousand positions,
> but I do know I won't be renewing my subscription to this fine
> magazine simply because I already spend more time in front of
> my screen than I should!
Note that you will be getting PDF files (one for each article), and you
can print the PDF files, as well as use the Acrobat reader to search for
keywords in them, copy and paste source code, etc. I personally find the
PDF files *more* convenient than the paper magazine (and yes, I often
print articles, but it's easier to take just 7 pages with me on the
train than a whole magazine, and I can even make a client happy by
leaving him the article I took with me ;-)
Also, an electronic subscription will give you access to all electronic
issues, all the way back to issue #95 (right now we're at #122), so this
is an especially good deal for new subscribers (in my humble opinion)...
Anyway, I would hate to see you go, since I believe The Delphi Magazine
needs all the support it can get. I'll stick with it (reading *and*
writing), and can only hope we'll have at least another decade. Or two,
until it's time for me to retire ;-)
> If Borland makes a BIG change in direction and manages to give a little
> thought to those of us NOT working for Fortune 500 companies, well....?
I'm not a Fortune 500 company, and neither are my clients. Only one of
my clients has switched from Delphi to Visual Studio.NET this year, and
I've got two new clients who moved to Delphi this year (one from VB, the
other from PowerBuilder). And that's not counting the ex-VB guys who
come to my Delphi training classes ;-)
Groetjes,
Bob Swart (aka Dr.Bob - www.DrBob42.com)
--
Bob Swart Training & Consultancy (eBob42) - Borland Technology Partner
Delphi 2005 PDF manuals available from http://www.drbob42.com/training
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