AFV Interiors Closing

QUOTE: by Dwight Ta-ala A tip on easy downloading of text and pictures from AFVInteriors for those who want to do a fast download. .... When the entire page have been downloaded to your computer...Click File in the upper left corner of the Internet Explorer window then click Save As. This will certainly beat saving the pics one by one. Hope this helps.

Yes it did. Totally worked and I got all of it, now on CD.
For MAC users, just hit 'Apple S' [apple key and letter s] then 'return'.

Interesting technique, I'll try that. I'm trying to get as much of it before it goes away...

BTW...the site takes about 200Mb of space only and with broadband...about 3 hours to download factoring in the human factor for changing pages, making new folders, etc.

Great idea...thanks Dwight! I too am very sorry to hear of this news....I've visited his site many times as well.

Regards, Dan

A tip on easy downloading of text and pictures from AFVInteriors for those who want to do a fast download. (Only for those who are not yet aware of this easy procedure..)

Go the the page desired. When the entire page have been downloaded to your computer (meaning all pictures and texts are showing already)...Click File in the upper left corner of the Internet Explorer window then click Save As.

Choose Webpage, Complete (Htm, Html) in the "Save as Type" option box and choose the location where you want to store your file.

Then hit the button Save.

This procedure will enable you to download the Htm or html file (where the text and description are located) as well as a folder housing all the pictures on the page.

Once downloaded, you may click on the Htm or Html file and it will open like an ordinary web page from your browser including the pictures. This will may it look as if you have the AFVInteriors site in your hard drive.

This will certainly beat saving the pics one by one.

Hope this helps.

QUOTE: by Larry_Dunn I'd be willing to do it if he gave permission, as long as one or two people helped me out. Anyone with html skills game to assist?

Sure.

I wonder how he'd feel about it beng mirrored? Wouldn't be that hard to do. I'd be willing to do it if he gave permission, as long as one or two people helped me out. We could stick it on a free-hosting site like Tripod. Anyone with html skills game to assist?

just let me go to my favourite corner of the room and cry

This is very sad. AFV Interiors is hands down one of the best reference sites for both
WW2 and modern AFVs. I've used it many times.
I'll make sure I download as many of the pages as possible in case I ever build models of those
AFVs.

Maybe someone with more spare time and/or bandwidth would be able to carry on Mike's work. (NOT me unfortunately,
I don't even think I have the webspace for all those pictures, let alone the bandwidth)
Would he mind if someone else used his pictures and text on their own site?

Regrettable news indeed. This information will be difficult to find elsewhere.

Wahhhhhhh!


M.

I used that site quite a few times, and gathered much info from it. It's sad that it won't be around any longer.

Robert,
thanks for the heads up.
i have used the site quite a bit, and sent others there for help w/ their questions.
it's really going to be missed!

This is sad news indeed. His site has been extremely useful on many occasions.