Archive.org will take all your scans no questions asked. Mail me if you need assistance.
On Jun 16, 2017 11:47 AM, "Toby Thain via cctalk" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2017-06-16 1:40 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Rob Jarratt >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I have therefore come to the conclusion that people don't want my scans >>>> (for >>>> whatever reason). And I am not going to waste my time scanning manuals >>>> as a >>>> result. So no Philips P800 schematics, etc. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I would suggest that it is not a waste of time at all. If BitSavers >>> won't have them >>> then perhaps someone else will? That could go for other scans that have >>> been >>> deemed inappropriate for bitsavers. >>> >> >> Maybe, maybe not... >> >> If I have something scanned or otherwise available I will try to pass >> it on to anyone >> that wants it. I am not going to be selfish about it. >> >> BUT... To scan, say the P851 technical manual (both volumes) would take >> several >> days. I am not going to do that on the off-chance that somebody wants >> it. I don't >> want it, I have it on paper which I find more convenient at the bench. >> >> I have somewhat bitter experience of this. Some time ago somebody noticed >> I had a Trend HSR reader in one of my photos on filckr. They asked if I >> had the >> manual. I do, and I scanned it for him. I mentioned it here and nobody was >> interested in making it public. At the same time I found the Trend UDR >> manual, >> so I scanned that too. I assume nobody would want that, so I've not >> bothered >> to even try to get it 'out there'. >> >> -tony >> >> > I second geneb. Just submit to archive.org as a default, in addition to > wherever else. > > Somebody pointed out to me that they also have tools: > https://internetarchive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html > > > --Toby > > > >
