[Leica] Leica CD-ROM

["Noel H. Charchuk" <nhcharch@calcna.ab.ca>]

At the risk of sounding commercial, I must pass on to the group my
observations on the Leica History CD-ROM Erwin Puts compiled with Marc J.
Small's assistance. I ordered it from Marc, and received it a week later.
It has been the cause of many a late night in my household since Thursday.
There is about 170 or so brochures, instruction books, catalogs, according
to the cover from 1925 to 1965, but there are a couple from into the
1970's. These came right out of the Leica archives, as is evidenced by
Leica stamps on the covers, and library numbers. Some very fascinating
reading, some great old photos, as well as very useful instructions in the
use of the cameras and the various accessories. 
The files are all scanned and presented as Adobe PDF files. You will have
to download the Acrobat Reader from Adobe, as it isn't on the disk, and
get at least version 3 as version 2 doesn't seem to recognize the format.
I would highly recommend the CD to anyone interested in Leica history, and
the usual commercial disclaimers apply, I have no financial interest with
either of the gentlemen, other than being a satisfied customer. One file
was corrupt, and didn't display properly, Marc e-mailed it to me right
away.
Noel Charchuk
Calgary
PS:	The description states a version covering the M and R's is
planned, I can't wait. Also purchasers should be aware many of the
documents are in German, proably about 40%
Noel