> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Harrison [SMTP:mike@WHITEWING.CO.UK]
> Sent: Wednesday, 29 March 2000 20:17
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: RS Catalog(ue) & CD
>
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:10:31 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >>Blimey, don't complain, the UK one is *six* fat volumes.  The CD version
> >>is much better for your health...
> >
> >except it does not seem to be possible to subscribe only to the CD! new
> >subscribers will always get the books as well.
> I wish I had that problem - I usually get 2 CDs and have to call them
> for the paper catalogue, and explain that although I don't buy much
> myself, I specify tons of stuff for customers (OK I don't often
> suggest RS but would be even less likely to if I didn't have a paper
> catalogue).
> CDs are fine but will never be as good as paper for browsing and quick
> access. The ideal would be a concise catalogue with more detailed info
> on the CD. Dallas have got this exactly right - a book of 1-page data
> summaries and a CD of full data sheets.
>
>
>
        Hey what is the problem,
        In Australia we just got the new RS catalog, one book only and one
CD only!. Seems that we can no longer use it as a world wide matching
catalog, gone are the days when item X on page Y location Z is  the same in
Australia as it is in Korea etc.

        Dennis