That is really cool. I know I saw computers at the Dartmoth, MA FHC. I'm not sure if they are capable of that but Judi Philips or George Pacheco would know.
I was thinking, if this or setting up a mount turn out to be efficient, it would be possible to make digital copies of all of the books and then upload them online somewhere or at least get them transcribed if that is not possible/legal. Sonia Pacheco wrote: > > That technology actually already exists and is currently used by major > libraries and research institutions worldwide; below is a pictorial > example of how it can be configured (I'm familiar with it in a > different format) > > > > http://www.uea.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.35866!imageManager/115198276.jpg > <http://www.uea.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.35866%21imageManager/115198276.jpg> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "\"E\" Sharp" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:09:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: trip to Ponta Delgado > > WISHFUL THINKING..... > > Maybe with technology the way it is, one day we can put the film in > the machine find the frame we want and send the frame to our email > address...voila...picture on our computer to save wherever we > want............. > > Hmmmm......now to find the person to develop this > technique................. > > "E" > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
