Acme Depot Website?

[Jennison]

Anyone else here having trouble with Acme Depot? For the last week or so, every time I've tried to access it, a security-risk warning pops up. Maybe it just doesn't like me?

Jennison

 

[mulceber]

Interesting - I just tried it, and I got a 404 - Page Not Found.

 

[Smithy]

I imagine Marc finally got sick of paying to keep the site up. He hadn't updated it for probably over 20 years. IIRC he said back then he wasn't that into A-2s anymore and that he only left the site up to share the info he had collected on it.

 

[taiAtari]

Since it wasn't updated for a long time, you'll probably be able to access most or all of the information that was there through the internet archive's wayback machine, specifically: https://web.archive.org/web/20240324163049/https://www.acmedepot.com/

 

[Brettafett]

A shame, was a good resource.

 

[2BM2K]

acmedepot's domain expiry date is 2027 , can't see an obvious reason for it not working.

https://uk.godaddy.com/whois/results.aspx?domain=acmedepot.com

 

[MarcW]

Hi all,

I was tipped off about this discussion, so I'm here to provide a status update.

Yes, it's true that I discontinued the Acme Depot website. The renewal cost for hosting was going to double to a point well beyond what I was willing to pay. I shopped around but didn't find anything suitable, and since retirement I'm necessarily looking for ways to cut expenses.

As there appears to be at least a modest amount of interest, I have zipped up the site and posted it on my Google Drive at the following link. This will work best on a traditional desktop/laptop; downloading to a phone or tablet likely won't work unless you know of some trick I'm not aware of.

AcmeDepot.zip

drive.google.com

This will open the page with the file AcmeDepot.zip (Don't worry about the _MACOSX folder that appears on the page. I think it's just because I uploaded the file from my Mac). Look for the download icon (down arrow) at the top of the page and click it. You'll get a warning that the file is too large to be scanned for viruses. Click the "Download anyway" button.

After unzipping the files, open the index.html file in the home or root directory to open the site in your default web browser. Then, navigate the site in the normal manner.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but time marches on, all things must pass, long live the good old days.

Keep 'em Flying,
Marc

 

[mulceber]

Thanks Marc, it's very kind of you to provide a way for us to continue accessing the site. Enjoy your retirement!

 

[Micawber]

Many thanks for the website in the past and for permitting continued access to the data.

 

[Smithy]

Thanks for the zip doodad of the site Marc.

It was a great resource and it was used by a huge amount of A-2 fans over the years - yours truly included.

Thanks from this old fan of the site.

 

[B-Man2]

Thanks from me as well. Used it throughout the years … I know that you’ve said that your interests have changed, but it would be great if you’d drop in here a couple of time a year just to say hi and chat a bit. We would all enjoy talking to you .

 

[Lorenzo_l]

Many thanks for keeping the website all these years, Marc. I learned lots from it and was my first online reference for the A-2. And, again, thanks for making the file of the website available.

 

[Spitfireace]

Thanks Marc, it's been a valuable resource for me over the years. I spent a lot of time studying it when I first started getting into A-2's. It's certainly still relevant.

 

[Saint-ex]

Hello @MarcW , if you agree I can host your website for free.

I also spend time to learn on your site.

 

[Jennison]

Oh wow, how cool of you! It was that labor-of-love resource that showed me how misguided I was, strutting around like a peacock in my Avirex A-2. That in turn led me to this wonderful place.

I sincerely hope he takes you up on it, and if Marc is willing, he may let some of the experts here update it with annotations and additional examples. I love that site.

 

[Spitfireace]

Rather than shut her down, expand it. Add more knowledge, make it the best A-2 knowledge base of all time!

 

[blackrat2]

Thanks for the update Marc, I also went on the site many times, a great source of info and pics to assist studying these jackets
I hope you message @Saint-ex regarding his kind offer
As Burt said, don’t be a stranger

 

[MarcW]

Thanks for all the kind and encouraging words. I do appreciate it. Prior to Saint-ex, someone else I've known personally for many years offered to host the site, so I'm going to be pursuing that offer. Stay tuned...

 

[B-Man2]

Thanks for all the kind and encouraging words. I do appreciate it. Prior to Saint-ex, someone else I've known personally for many years offered to host the site, so I'm going to be pursuing that offer. Stay tuned...

Outfrigginstanding !!

Thank you Marc !

 

[Spitfireace]

Nice thanks. I will be staying tuned.