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From: josef@nixpbe.nixdorf.de (josef Moellers)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: New Magazine: Elektor Electronics USA ?
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Date: 7 Jan 91 09:11:45 GMT
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In <724@ssc.UUCP> markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) writes:

>Just got a mail advertisement for a new magazine called
>Elektor Electronics USA.  This appears to be a US edition
>of a Dutch magazine.

>The blurb has some claims like "Twelve engineers go to work in
>Holland every day just to develop for your enjoyment the
>very latest in electronic projects".  And "Unlike other
>magazines ... written by professionals".

>Is this a magazine or a fancy catalog?  And is it worth
>the $20 introductory price?

>(Elektor Electronics USA
>PO Box 876
>Peterborough, NH  03458-0876)
>^^^
>Hmm, is this Wayne Green or Byte ...

>markz@ssc.uucp

The ELEKTOR magazine I know of here in Europe (it is, at least,
published in Germany and Holland) is IMHO not worth the paper printed
on. It is nice for kids who want to have a go with their new soldering
iron but
- "the very latest in electronic projects" are
  = digital clocks (virtually every issue has one)
  = dimmers (same)
  = chimes (same)
  ...
- in order to build one of their "projects", You need at least three of
  their issues:
  = the one which carries the original project
  = the one which carries the errata (corrections)
  = the one which carries more corrections.

As a side note: the Dutch edition of ELEKTOR uses it's very own
orthography: they consistently write certain words as they are spoken:
best example, as it occurs most often: "type" (e.g. ... of a transistor)
is spelled "tipe" by them, they'll probably spell it "taip" in the US B-{)

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