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Subscribing to and Downloading Radio Bygones and FAQs
Hi there, on this page you will discover more details on how to subscribe to Radio Bygones and the tools you'll need to be able to read the magazine, plus other frequently asked questions. (If you have any questions or problems that aren't covered here, please email us at support@epemag.com)
Topics covered on this page are:
 Radio Bygones is presented in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you don't already have Acrobat Reader (4.0 or higher on your system), click the icon to the right to visit Adobe's website to download a FREE copy.
Supported Platforms (and ZIP files)
Radio Bygones can be read on any computer that supports Adobe Acrobat Reader (and has an appropriate un-ZIP utility available as discussed below). This includes Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, and NT, UNIX, Linux, and Macs.
The key point is that each issue is delivered as a ZIP (compressed) file, and it's your responsibility to ensure that you have access to an appropriate un-ZIP utility on your computer before you purchase the magazine.
In the case of Windows platforms, you can use WinZip® by Nico Mak Computing (www.winzip.com) or PKZIP® by PKWare Inc. (www.pkware.com). Both of these products are available in tryout/evaluation versions. There's also NetZip (www.netzip.com) which is well worth taking a look at.
In the case of non-Windows platforms, appropriate un-ZIP utilities are available from a number of vendors, including PKWare Inc. (www.pkware.com) and Ascent Solutions (www.asizip.com plus there's really good multi-platform ZIP/UNZIP support at Gnu Zip (www.gzip.com).
Download Problems (can't open ZIP file)
The ZIP file for an issue of EPE Online can be quite large. Depending on where you are in the world and on the quality of your internet connection, downloading an issue can take some time. Even worse, if there's a "glitch" in the internet that breaks your connection, you may end up with only a portion of the ZIP file. If you try to open this you'll get an error message saying that it's not a valid ZIP file.
If you do have this problem, there's a really useful tool called Netzip Download Demon (from www.netzip.com) that gives you Pause, Resume, and Reconnect control for your downloads. If your connection breaks, just tell Netzip Download Demon to reconnect and it starts back at the point you lost your connection. Or if you want you can pause the Deamon, go and do something else, and then tell it to Resume the download.
Note that this tool is nothing to do with us -- but it really is rather cool. It works with Windows 95 or 98 (and Netscape 4.0 or higher, or Microsoft IE 4.0 or higher).
Subscribing to Radio Bygones
If you are a first-time subscriber, then when you click the Subscribe link on our Home Page, amongst other things you will be presented with a dialog/window that allows you to select a 12-month subscription (starting with the current issue) and also to select any back issues you would like to purchase.
All you have to do is to click the one year subscription box and/or any back issue boxes, then click the "Buy Radio Bygones" button. This will take you to a new page where you can purchase your subscription online by credit card (Visa or Mastercard).
If you don't have a credit card or if you don't wish to subscribe online, you can purchase a subscription by Fax or by sending us a Check or Money Order.
As soon as you've completed your purchase, you'll be able to Download the appropriate issues to your computer. (Note that when you purchase a 12-month subscription, only the current month will initially be available -- we'll inform you by email when subsequent issues are posted each month).
Note that Radio Bygones is published six times a year (Dec/Jan, Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug/Sep, and Oct/Nov). The names of the files associated with each issue are based on the first month of each pair.
Downloading and Reading Radio Bygones
As soon as you've purchased a 12-month subscription or any back issues, you'll be presented with an account number and password, along with the opportunity to immediately download these issues to your computer (more on this in a moment).
PLEASE make a careful note of your account number and password for future use.
When you return to download issues in the future (by clicking on the Subscribe / Download link), depending on your browser settings the system may automatically recognize who you are. Alternatively you may be prompted to enter your account number and password.
When you enter your account number and password, you'll be taken to the same download page that you were presented with when you first purchase these issues.
The active hyperlinks reflect the issues you can download at this time, while the white boxes indicate other issues that are available for you to purchase if you wish. (Note that the issues that are marked as purchased but don't have active links indicate those issues in a 12-month subscription that haven't been published yet).
We suggest that you create a directory called "Radio Bygones" somewhere on your system. Clicking on one of the active links will cause a ZIP (compressed) file for that month to be downloaded to your computer. The name of this file will be composed of the first three letters of the month and the last two digits of the year. For example, the file associated with the December 1999 issue will be called "DEC99.ZIP"
You would first download this file into your "Radio Bygones" directory and then un-ZIP it (note that you will need an appropriate un-ZIP utility as described in the Supported Platforms and Zip Files section elsewhere on this page).
Unzipping the compressed file will result in a suite of Adobe Acrobat PDF files (you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system as discussed in the Adobe Acrobat Reader section elsewhere on this page). The name of the main PDF file associated with each issue is composed of the first three letters of the month and the last two digits of the year (for example, the file associated with the December 1999 issue will be called "DEC99.PDF"). Double-clicking on this file will launch the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your system, which will allow you to read this issue and print it out.
Faxing your order or paying by check or money order
If you don't have a credit card or if you don't wish to subscribe online, you can purchase a subscription by fax or by sending us an international check or money (in US funds).
In either case all, you have to do is to print out the attached Order Form, fill it in, and either fax it to us (with your credit card details) or post it to us (with your check or money order). Please note that it's VERY IMPORTANT that you provide us with an ACCURATE email address so that we can email you back your EPE Online account number and password.
Terms and Conditions
Upon purchasing an issue of Radio Bygones, you are granted permission to download that issue to one or more computers for your personal use. You are also granted permission to read the magazine on your computer, make a backup copy of the file, and/or to print out a single copy for your personal use.
Radio Bygones is copyrighted material, and you may not email any portion of the magazine to any other person. Nor may you post any portion on a Web site or bulletin board, or otherwise distribute any portion of the magazine.
Please note that we will prosecute any copyright infractions to the fullest extent of the law!
More Frequently Asked Questions
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Somebody told me that if I purchased a copy of Radio Bygones, it would be locked to a particular computer. Is this true? |
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No. Originally we used a subscription utility called CCUnlocker for our sister magazine EPE Online, which did tie the magazine to a particular computer. However, our current scheme allows you to download the magazine to one or more computers for your personal use.
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You emailed me to tell me that the next issue of the magazine was available, but when I bounced over to your Download page the link for this issue wasn't active. Why is this? |
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The problem is probably at your end. The most obvious solution is that your web browser is using an old (cached) version of the page. First of all return to the Download page and try clicking on your browser's "Refresh" button. If the link still doesn't appear, use your browser's "View-Options" or "Tools-Options" or similar pull-down menu to Clear its "History" and "Disk/Memory Caches" (look under your browser's Help pull-down menu for the topics "History" and "Cache" if you have any questions on this). Now try clicking on your browser's "Refresh" button again and the link should now appear and work. If not please email us at faq@epemag.com and we'll see what else we can do. |
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