The software can be installed on both Windows & Macintosh systems. Also, all of the issues can be installed directly to the computer or accessed from the DVDs.
You can choose to view the issues in one of two formats. The first is a pseudo-library bookcase displaying the front cover of each magazine (picture 1). The alternate method is a simple text list. Both formats may be sorted by earlier or later dates. The search function is very basic, but does work (I tried all kinds of stuff in it). However, it could have been designed better.
Picture 2 shows a two-page spread of a canopy masking article while picture 3 demonstrates the zoom feature. The pages also print very well.
I have read other reviews of this product critiquing (in some way) the price, format, search function, quality of the scanned images, etc. It is definitely steeply priced at $99.95 with $8.95 shipping (sometimes Kalmbach Publishing offers free shipping). After a lengthy search (months) I found this product for considerably less with free shipping.
When FineScale Modeler debuted in 1982 I jumped on the bandwagon & signed up. After many years of stacking issues in a closet, mom & later the Mrs. demanded I take action. I spent several weeks perusing every issue pulling out the articles deemed most beneficial. Later, even these pages proved to be too much of a space hog. I purchased a color scanner (which I still have & works great) & spent another several weeks, well, scanning. The rest went to recycle. This DVD set provides me not only the privilege to once again have every page I recycled, but, also the opportunity to ditch three dozen or so CD-ROMs.
