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This is an elektrum press publication #00041; version 0.57b. First version released 15 March 2005. Updates noted on this page. Major changes and errata.
The cover photograph was taken by Julie Pond, neé Eagleton.
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Call for virtual manuscripts
We are always seeking new material to publish online. This includes brief technical articles for The Elektrum Review about anything related to the Internet, web development, the technical office place, or programming.
We are looking for short online manuscripts consisting of 5 to to 20 chapters. The topics we’re most interested in right now are Java, Linux, Python, PHP, MySQL and Postgres, Photoshop, and Apache. Compensation for published work is determined per project.
Please write us with a synopsis and a bit about your expertise if you have an article or manuscript idea.
About the press
an elektrum press was born in 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was a haven for local poets, authors, cartoonists, and humorists in the form of the ’zine majenta and short run chapbooks. The press sold out of every publication and was a local, and terribly small scale, darling for two years receiving excellent unsolicited reviews from local and out of state publications.
In hibernation for 4 years, the press reawakened in 1998 in Seattle, Washington by reviving some of its print material online and introducing the every growing Devil’s Dictionary X™ which at the time had approximately 150 entries and today has more than 1,700.
In 2004 the press began to contemplate how huge open source technology has been for its continued presence and increasing reach. We decided to venture into some technical publishing to give back to the community—all our tech articles and manuals are free online—and to augment our catalog, reputation, and revenue.
Our first tech manual online, Developing Feather-Weight Web Services with JavaScript, debuted in early 2005. We hope to have many more excellent technical resources and regular updates to The Elektrum Review soon and into the future.
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