Sesquicentennial DVD a Sellout
All 500 copies of the Sesquicentennial DVD containing volumes 1-125 of Archaeologia Cantiana have now been sold. The Publications Committee has placed a further order for 100 additional copies of the DVD. If you missed out on the pre-publication offer, you can still order your copy at the amazing price of £30 for individual members or £75 for institutional members.
The reason for the apparent long delay in posting out the DVDs was that the Publications Committee decided to advertise the offer in two successive issues of the Newsletter, take pre-publication orders, and then have the right number of copies made, instead of placing a large order for DVDs and then have unwanted copies left over. The pre-publication offer ended on 1 March, the first 500 copies were ordered, and DVDs were posted to members during April. Apologies to all people who thought their orders had been lost, stolen, or otherwise wilfully misappropriated.
A few people have reported problems accessing the data on their DVD. The Society's computer expert says there could be many possible causes, but offers the following general advice: "Find a computer which will read the disk and by means of a flash drive (4gb minimum) or a portable hard drive transfer the contents of the DVD to the portable drive. Then connect the portable drive to the purchaser's computer and copy the information across to the computer's hard drive." Even if you are not experiencing any trouble accessing the information, it is a good idea to copy the contents of the DVD to your computer's hard drive and keep the DVD in a safe place with your other programme disks. After you have successfully copied the data to a folder on your hard drive, then open the folder, right click on the file labelled CD_Start.exe, and click on Create Shortcut. Drag the shortcut file to your desktop. You will then have access to all the Archaeologia Cantiana files directly without having to use the DVD each time.
The bookmark for Volume XXVIII incorrectly points to Volume XXXVII. To access Volume XXVIII, follow these directions: place the DVD in the D Drive (if the Auto Start Window appears, click on EXIT), go to My Computer, right click on D Drive, left click on Open, and double click on the XXVIII file. Volume XXVIII should open in Adobe Acrobat Reader. You will then be able to navigate as usual within Volume XXVIII or from Volume XXVIII to any other volume. You will not be able to return to Volume XXVIII, however, without repeating the above steps. The Publications Committee apologises for the inconvenience.
ARCHAEOLOGIA CANTIANA DVD
Celebrate the KAS Sesquicentennial with the Sesquicentennial DVD containing volumes I-CXXV of Archaeologia Cantiana at the amazingly low cost of £30 for individual members and £75 for institutional members plus £1 postage and packaging.
To order your copy, send a cheque, payable to Kent Archaeological Society to James M. Gibson, 27 Pine Grove, Maidstone, Kent ME14 2AJ.