Scanning Results

2019-07-19 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
OK. I've done the first of the manuals I have. Thanks for all the helpful hints. I took apart the Rainbow User's Manual's metal spiral spine. I scanned it with scansnap and ran it through the indexing function. I think I tweaked the settings in a reasonable way. The results look good to my eye,

Re: Scotch 777 "blue label" tape blues confirmed

2019-07-19 Thread Adrian Stoness via cctalk
same as sticky shed syndrome? On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 10:22 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > This is in reference to my earlier post about Scotch 777 half-inch > open-reel tapes. I'd reported that I encountered a tape that displayed > binder bleed, such that the tape

Scotch 777 "blue label" tape blues confirmed

2019-07-19 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
This is in reference to my earlier post about Scotch 777 half-inch open-reel tapes. I'd reported that I encountered a tape that displayed binder bleed, such that the tape would stick to the heads and guides. This was a tape that had been both baked and cleaned. Coating the tape with a film of

DEC Pro380 problems

2019-07-19 Thread Eric Dittman via cctalk
I pulled my Pro380 out of storage after getting a replacement VR201 monitor. I connected it all together and on powerup I get the following display: http://www.dittman.net/pro380/screen.jpg The tech manual says this is an error from slot 1 (the hard drive controller) and the error is

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-19 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 7/19/19 4:04 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: > >> On Jul 18, 2019, at 8:58 PM, Eric Dittman via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> On 7/18/2019 12:26 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >>> On a related note, was there ever a copy of dBase III or dBase IV for >>> VAX/VMS? I know there was a version of

Re: Scanning question

2019-07-19 Thread Frank McConnell via cctalk
On Jul 18, 2019, at 14:50, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > So, I have a bunch of old DEC Rainbow docs that aren't online. I also have > a snapscan scanner that I use for bills and such. I do this kind of thing, with a ScanSnap S1500M (M means Mac), but mostly don't mind that the process is

Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)

2019-07-19 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
> On Jul 18, 2019, at 8:58 PM, Eric Dittman via cctalk > wrote: > > On 7/18/2019 12:26 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> On a related note, was there ever a copy of dBase III or dBase IV for >> VAX/VMS? I know there was a version of Lotus 1-2-3. > > I don't know about the earlier

Re: Scanning question

2019-07-19 Thread Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
Carl Claunch pointed me at this, he has one and I am sure he can comment further. I have ordered one. What about the setups where it's a cube with with digital cameras mounted facing opposite plexiglass panels? You sit it down in the book and the cameras shoot both pages at once.

Re: Scanning question

2019-07-19 Thread Toby Thain via cctalk
On 2019-07-19 6:36 a.m., Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 7/18/19 10:01 PM, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > >> I have a lot more to say about the wisdom of destroying original publications >> to scan them, especially when you are not already an expert at scanning and >> the many tradeoffs. >>

Re: Scanning question

2019-07-19 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 19/07/2019 06:01, Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: I have a lot more to say about the wisdom of destroying original publications to scan them, especially when you are not already an expert at scanning and the many tradeoffs. But have to go afk just now. I scanned a decent amount, several

Re: Scanning question

2019-07-19 Thread Patrick Finnegan via cctalk
On Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 01:01 Guy Dunphy via cctalk wrote: > > I have a lot more to say about the wisdom of destroying original > publications > to scan them, especially when you are not already an expert at scanning and > the many tradeoffs. > But have to go afk just now. > There are literally

RE: Scanning question

2019-07-19 Thread Ali via cctalk
> Have a look at > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/aura-speeds-simplifies-all-your- > scanning-needs#/ > > Carl Claunch pointed me at this, he has one and I am sure he can > comment > further. I have ordered one. You can actually get them off of Amazon and they run specials on them quite