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HPV CD 2001 available - and reviewedSince 1997 Oliver Zechlin in Germany has produced a CD-ROM compilation of all things interesting for HPV enthusiasts. His 2001 edition is now out, and we have a quick review. I don't think there's much point in me adding to Simon Kellett's review below, which he wrote originally for the HPV, trikes and lowracer mailing lists and which I reproduce with permission. I might just say that while I haven't seen this year's, all of the previous ones have been well worth a look. There are plenty of distributors internationally - see Oliver's website for details. *************** Subject: [hpv] HPV-CD 2001 quick review Fed up with the winter gloom (sorry: Northo-centric comment)? Then why not rummage around a huge collection of HPV photos and video clips (save energy: watch other people racing!). Then read on... I have just received my copy of this year's excellent CD from Oliver Zechlin (http://zechlin.com/ although Oliver has PC problems at home so the site has not yet been updated to add the 2001 CD.) APPROACH This year seems to mark a change in approach. In previous years the CD was a combination of manufacturer's and 'HPV people's' websites and also various pictures etc sent in to Oliver. This year the website collection has been dropped in favour of video clips. I think the reason for this is that now that so many more people have web access (compared with 1997 when the CD was launched) they can see the latest information on the Net, but most people still have a fairly low bandwidth connections (e.g. 56K tops), so would not be keen to download the 20, 30 or 40 Mb files on offer here! CONTENTS The CD is full i.e. 641Mb of stuff that I have only touched the surface of so far. The CD is read using any browser, and is organised first into three sections: - Movies e.g. SPEZI 2000, HP helicopters, HPBs, Cologne 97, Tripendo on the go, trendy NY ZOX vid... - PDF files e.g. HUFF and BHPC back issues, articles from Dave Larrington, loads of building and ergonomics stuff (some only in German) - Pictures: e.g. from 2000: Cyclevision, Gent, SPEZI plus loads of other stuff. Usual disclaimer: I have no connection with Oliver's CD producing business other than: a) being a happy past customer (1997, 1999, 2001) b) wanting to get all this information out to a wider audience c) I hope that Oliver gets some financial compensation for all the hard work he has obviously put into these CDs (although I am sure that he does it as a labour of love). Simon Kellett Posted on 13 January 2001 Your comments ...
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