Kurt's scan is in three parts: https://www.web8201.net/Files/LIBRARY_web8201/nec8201_techref_pt1.pdf, https://www.web8201.net/Files/LIBRARY_web8201/nec8201_techref_pt2.pdf, https://www.web8201.net/Files/LIBRARY_web8201/nec8201_techref_pt3.pdf
And yes these are getting uploaded to archive.org, along with all of the other PDFs I have fro the various other manuals. Gary On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM B9 <[email protected]> wrote: > I suggest uploading to archive.org as a start. > > --b9 > > > On October 19, 2026 6:54:45 PM PDT, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I've just finished scanning the manual but it's just over 36 megs in >> size. I need to figure out where to upload it, but when I do I will send >> the links. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Sun, Oct 18, 2026, at 9:41 PM, John R. Hogerhuis wrote: >> >> I think it was Kurt McCullum that had a clean copy... >> >> I need the following pages from the NEC tech ref: >> >> Pg 77, 78, 79, 97, 99, 105, 177, 119, 191, 198, 210, 211, 228 >> >> What I am working on is a very accurate OCR with good formatting of the >> ASCII art and accurate content for all assembly listings, etc. I'm using >> gemma4:31b on a local rig to do the conversions to ASCII and ultimately >> .md. My current purpose is informing the AI as to low level access to file >> system etc for it to generate VirtualT socket tests for Gary's port of >> SuperROM. >> >> The AI is doing a much better ocr of the content than the PDF has. It is >> doing an excellent job. Even at ASCII art. Sometimes hallucinating portions >> of diagrams that aren't there, which is bizarre. And it keeps stopping and >> needing to be kicked to continue working. Even so it will save me a lot of >> time and we will all have a more tractable version of the content, >> ultimately. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- John. >> >>
