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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Guy Dunphy
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Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019 11:00 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: RE: Scanning question (Is destruction of old tech docs a moral
crime?)
I'm posting
I wish I knew why ISO and Adobe never updated PDF to include PNG images.
The pdf format supports png just fine. A modified version of Eric Smith's
tumble accepts png as input.
The Tektronix color catalog scans on bitsavers were scanned as pngs
At 11:41 PM 19/07/2019 -0600, you wrote:
>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
I'm posting a private email (anonymized) and my reply because it's a
significant issue.
>{Note private reply}
>
>> When the scanning process involves destruction of the original work
>> ... But if it's a rare document, or even maybe so rare that it's the
>> last one, then destroying
Wish you would have told me. There are several that I could have told
you where to find.
Cindy
On 7/20/19 7:54 PM, John Herron via cctalk wrote:
Sigh. I searched for retro and vintage computer shops in Dallas as I was
there the last two weeks. This place I think did come up but with no real
Sigh. I searched for retro and vintage computer shops in Dallas as I was
there the last two weeks. This place I think did come up but with no real
pictures or info I couldn't tell if it was legit.
Oh well. Maybe I'll make my way back before they close if they open doors
for looking around.
I
On 7/20/19 2:37 PM, Nigel Johnson via cctalk wrote:
I never could figure out why would anybody need dbase IV when RMS was
built into the VAX file system?
Compatibility with other dbase files from other platforms that didn't
have RMS?
--
Grant. . . .
unix || die
>> 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
Wordperfect is still available for the PC at least:
https://www.wordperfect.com/en/product/office-suite/?_ga=2.94896540.164217.1563661496-220557285.1563661496&_gac=1.10602368.1563661496.EAIaIQobChMIrcuv_MTE4wIVRL7ACh0YpQXAEAAYAiAAEgLrn_D_BwE
cheers,
Nigel
On 20/07/2019 18:23, Zane Healy
> On Jul 20, 2019, at 10:20 AM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Lotus 1-2-3 had AL-IN-1 integration (at least that's what the announcement of
> it's retirement suggests. It sounds like Lotus developed and sold it and
> Digital just advertised it. The retirement happened in 1995.
It
On 20/07/2019 21:15, Dave Wade wrote:
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"VAXstation 4000 VLC
The VAXstation 4000 VLC workstation is the first workstation in the industry
to break the $3,500 price barrier. Offering 6.2 SPECmarks (6 VUPs) of
I never could figure out why would anybody need dbase IV when RMS was
built into the VAX file system?
I once did a media conversion from Vax to PC where the programmers said
the uVax II was as slow as molasses, then I found that they had the data
stored as a flat ASCII file !
On
> -Original Message-
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> Sent: 20 July 2019 18:20
> To: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
> Subject: Re: dBase IV for VAX/VMS (was WordPerfect 5.1+ for VMS)
>
> On 20/07/2019 00:15, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> > On 7/19/19 4:04
On 7/20/19 10:18 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote:
>
>> On Jul 20, 2019, at 9:38 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
>> wrote:
>>
>> your cleaning machine
>
> I do not have a cleaning machine. Do you suppose a cyclomethicone applicator
> fabricobbled into the tape path of a tape drive might work?
>
On 20/07/2019 00:15, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
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
> On Jul 20, 2019, at 9:38 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> your cleaning machine
I do not have a cleaning machine. Do you suppose a cyclomethicone applicator
fabricobbled into the tape path of a tape drive might work?
I haven't encountered these sorts of issues in 9-track tapes
On 7/20/19 9:24 AM, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
> > Coating the tape with a film of cyclomethicone allowed it to be
> > successfully read.
>
> I'm curious what mechanism you use for the coating?
A thick (1/4") felt strip glued to a large PVC pipe cap with a few small
(#60) holes drilled in
> Coating the tape with a film of cyclomethicone allowed it to be
> successfully read.
I'm curious what mechanism you use for the coating?
De
Andrew Luke Nesbit says:
> Does anybody have recommendations for RSS readers?
I recommend Inoreader. Best replacement for Google Reader I know of.
This shows the scanner and process that I use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niwLAbgRpDE
The plans for the scanner as well as links to all the software I use is in
the video description. With the exception of the cameras and lighting
system, it's basically the same as the Archive scanners
On 2019-07-19 4:36 p.m., Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote:
>> 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
On 7/19/19 8:59 PM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
> same as sticky shed syndrome?
No, not exactly--it's more like binder bleed-through. The oxide remains
firmly attached to the base, but there is a film of either gummified
lubricant or binder that fouls up things.
Normally, if it's sticky-shed, the
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