Re: got it. RE: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-20 Thread COURYHOUSE
Rich and Jay this middle book in this url is the one we have here at museum the thin one Jay is sending you we have never owned. Is it uncommon or??Yes by all means photo/scan the thing! https://www.flickr.com/photos/131070638@N02/25092973706/in/photostream/ the 11/40

Re: got it. RE: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-20 Thread Richard Cini
Thanks Jay! I dropped you an email off-list. Rich -- Rich Cini Collector of Classic Computers Build Master and lead engineer, Altair32 Emulator http://www.classiccmp.org/cini http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32 On 2/19/16, 6:50 PM, "Jay West" wrote: >Richard

Re: Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread Lyndon Nerenberg
> On Feb 19, 2016, at 5:04 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: > > It wouldn't matter for most of my books, but I have just a few where if you > break the spine, then I will break your spine. If anyone is still maintaining a "fortunes" file, please add the above. --lyndon

got it. RE: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread Jay West
Richard wrote... -- All -- I've been searching for an online version of the LSI-11 Processor Handbook from 1975 (which I think covers the 11/03) but I can't seem to locate it anywhere. Does anyone have a link to it or, alternatively, a real copy that maybe I can scan?

Re: Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread COURYHOUSE
well... the trick is to have book partially open not cracked and to have 2 cameras for fast production copy and uniform size on the size as cameras are fixed clear material flattens pages sure if just a page or so a camera even hand held works... but if you are

Re: Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread geneb
On Fri, 19 Feb 2016, Fred Cisin wrote: http://www.diybookscanner.org/ :) Ooh, that's pretty cool. Yes, but, . . . I've participated in building a few similar devices. So download the CAD files and get cracking. If that's the way that you WANT to do it. It's mostly plywood, framing, and

Re: Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread Fred Cisin
http://www.diybookscanner.org/ :) Ooh, that's pretty cool. Yes, but, . . . I've participated in building a few similar devices. So download the CAD files and get cracking. If that's the way that you WANT to do it. It's mostly plywood, framing, and some pipe work. We did one with slotted

Re: Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread geneb
On Fri, 19 Feb 2016, Fred Cisin wrote: http://www.diybookscanner.org/ :) Ooh, that's pretty cool. Yes, but, . . . I've participated in building a few similar devices. So download the CAD files and get cracking. g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of

Re: Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread COURYHOUSE
...And when you look at the site you will see guy in dust mask. when scanning fungus ridden or moldy material a must although I prefer a class A respirator. We have an offsite storage we call the tombs and it smells like one... but it is for martial that is biohazzard

Non-binding-breaking Book scanners (Was: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread Fred Cisin
http://www.diybookscanner.org/ :) Ooh, that's pretty cool. Yes, but, . . . I've participated in building a few similar devices. Instead of the two sides MEETING in a V, there should be an open area right at the spine to accomodate the greater thickness of the spine itself. Having the two

Re: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 11:37 AM 2/19/2016, Richard Cini wrote: >... LSI-11 Processor Handbook from 1975 (which I think covers the 11/03) ... It should - according to a chart in the 1979 pdp11 processor handbook the LSI-11 was used in the 11/03 and the 11/03L. Dale H. Cook, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA Osborne 1 / Kaypro

Re: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread Richard Cini
Ooh, that's pretty cool. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2016, at 12:51 PM, geneb wrote: > >> On Fri, 19 Feb 2016, Richard Cini wrote: >> >> It depends on the quality of the binding and its age, and how much pressure >> you put on the spine. I've done it with the cover

Re: Looking for PDP handbook

2016-02-19 Thread geneb
On Fri, 19 Feb 2016, Richard Cini wrote: It depends on the quality of the binding and its age, and how much pressure you put on the spine. I've done it with the cover up with a white paper "mask" on the glass to minimize haze at the edges, and then hold the book by hand. There will be some