RE: [RML] Re: ugh!!! Home of the Rainbowfish has disappeared!

Alan Rubin (rubin at frell.org)
Sun, 5 Jun 2005 00:33:33 -0400 (EDT)

There is a CDROM. Many years ago Adrian Tappin, through ANGFA, put out a
Rainbowfish CDROM. ANGFA still has a few hundred copies in stock. Contact
treasurer at angfa.org.au to find out more. It was made for Win98, but there are
instructions on the www.angfa.org.au website, under News and Events, that show
you how to play it on a modern Windows machine (does not work on a Mac).

Alan

On Sat, 4 Jun 2005, Chris wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I have the ear of the aquatics editor at TFH Publications (am currently
> writing two books for them) and have provided him with the e-mail address
> for Adrian Tappin from his website, in the hopes that he's willing to write
> an authoritative book on the subject. No update as of yet as to whether he
> was able to reach Adrian, but I will check Monday morning and post the
> progress here. Keep your fingers crossed, and if someone does have updated
> contact information for Adrian, please send it my way!
>
>
>
> Kindest regards,
>
>
>
> Chris Brightwell
>
> (Marine Scientist for Kent Marine)
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com [r_m_l at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom
> Ray
> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 12:32 PM
> To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [RML] Re: ugh!!! Home of the Rainbowfish has disappeared!
>
>
>
> Scott & Peter:
>
> You are both absolutely correct. And, BTW I just found the CD-ROM
> you mentioned Scott in an earlier version of Adrian's Website in the
> AU Web archive: Pandora. What a wonderful national resource!
>
> Thank you to both Peter and Brad for this new link! I just added a
> link in the newsgroup to the AU Website archive using their
> authortative reference URL.
>
> --TommyBoy
>
> --- In r_m_l at yahoogroups.com, Scott Davis <unclescott at p...> wrote:
> > I'm on the road and can't check, but "they" put out a terrific
> Rainbowfish CD a couple of years ago. It certainly had photos by some
> of the same great photographers as are shown on the Home of the
> Rainbowfish site.
> >
> > One of our brethern from Oz (when they get up) will have to give
> details and whether that disk is still for sale. It took a while in
> the mail, but got here and is treasured.
> >
> > All the best!
> > Scott
> >
> > Tom Ray <t_a_ray_cissp at y...> wrote:
> > I agree.
> >
> > IF anyone has Adrian Tappin's email address, snailmail address,
> etc.
> > contact data, I would think this newsgroup, one of the hobby
> > associations, or even an individual hobbiest might contact Adrian
> > about his content and about the possibility /logistics of hosting
> or
> > issuing a CD-ROM with an appropriate and mutually agreed form of
> > compensation, as warranted.
> >
> > Besides, I don't think anyone said anything about, implied (nor
> > considered anyone inferring) illegal reposting, copyright
> > enfringement or unethical behavior. I (and I believe Kevin) were
> more
> > surprised and disappointed by the loss of Adrian's great content
> and
> > maybe even intent on preserving it (as is or in some other form).
> >
> > I can easily see how this group, if interested, could reverse this
> > bad fortune and turn it into an opportunity to preserve this
> > resource, advance the hobby, and even promote Adrian and its
> efforts
> > and mission. "Crisis" = "severe opportunity" doesn't it?
> >
> > --TommyBoy
> > --- In r_m_l at yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Sheller" <kevmo at a...> wrote:
> > > That's totally cool, Brad. I was just going to store it on my
> local
> > drive so
> > > I could always have it for reference... I certainly wasn't going
> to
> > re-post
> > > it.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com [r_m_l at yahoogroups.com]On
> > Behalf Of
> > > Brad Jackson
> > > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 5:23 PM
> > > To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [RML] ugh!!! Home of the Rainbowfish has
> > disappeared!
> > >
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > > I'm not sure if there is any way to change the links with out
> > looking at
> > > the html but like I said this is a copyrighted site belonging to
> > Adrian
> > > Tappin. With out permission it would not be ethical to use the
> site
> > or any
> > > part of the site. No problem if you get permission. If you want
> to
> > link from
> > > your page just link to the archive.
> > > Later
> > > Angfa1
> > > Brad Jackson
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Kevin Sheller
> > > To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 3:48 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [RML] ugh!!! Home of the Rainbowfish has
> > disappeared!
> > >
> > >
> > > Is there any clever way to download the entire site with
> links
> > intact? I
> > > just tried to download a few pages at a time, and the internal
> > links are
> > > hardcoded to return you to the archive site...
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Kevmo
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com [r_m_l at yahoogroups.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of
> > > Brad Jackson
> > > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 1:28 PM
> > > To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [RML] ugh!!! Home of the Rainbowfish has
> > disappeared!
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom
> > > The website that I think you are refering to is archived
> > and can be
> > > downloaded from Pandora Australia web archive at this address
> > > http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nla.arc-21803 . Yes this is a shame
> > Adrian's site
> > > is gone. Remember all of the content on that site is the property
> > of Adrian
> > > Tappin and could only be used permission. We must all remember to
> > respect
> > > owners right to their work.
> > > Later
> > > Angfa1
> > > Brad Jackson
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Tom Ray
> > > To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 12:19 PM
> > > Subject: [RML] ugh!!! Home of the Rainbowfish has
> > disappeared!
> > >
> > >
> > > Alas! ...alack!! ...allay!!! Another great website seems
> > to have
> > > died/disappeared. My bookmark gives me a "404" and so
> too
> > does the
> > > link from here. Does anyone have a defintive word on the
> > fate
> > > and/ot
> > > future of this resource? Anyone know what happened to
> all
> > its
> > > webpages or how we could collect them (maybe with an eye
> > towards
> > > resurrecting the site)?
> > >
> > > --TommyBoy
> > >
> > >

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*Alan Rubin*
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