From:	JLantrip@******.COM JLantrip@******.COM
Subject:	Source Vs. Rule
Date:	Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:20:58 -0700

>The point was... some people want a new and updated sourcebook covering
all
>of North America.
>Their 2 main points for why this should happen:
> -Almost all the books are out of print and expensive on eBay
> -Most of the info on North America is from 2050-2052, the current
> timeline is 2061-2062.

This is kinda veering away from what I've seen along this topic
(though I don't see what's wrong with suggesting someone get a map.
Although, there's a neat one in "New Seattle". I usually pick up a map for
whatever city I've gm'd in, even if I live[d] there...)...

I had asked this question to Shadowrun@****.com, but, well, they're
pretty busy people. Has anyone ever talked to the FASA group about
"digitizing" the old and OOP sourcebooks? Stuff that they aren't ever going
to reprint. Warner Doles talked to Brian/Randall about it for the old House
books for Battletech, and that seemed to fly pretty well. (Of course, with
B-tech...they've gotta remove all the "Unseen" most likely...but no such
problems in SR)
I know that a lot of the material from the older books is getting
updated in newer ones, but why let it all slide into "Out-of-Print Hell"?
I'd hate to see all of those older (source)books disappear (even if the
stats are in 1st/2d edition stuff...I can convert).

Anyone know the odds of getting FASA's approval for this?

--J