test-drb February 2000

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Batch OCR'ing from GIF's/TIFF's/bitmaps?

by ethan_dicks＠yahoo.com

--- "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> wrote: > I've got a question though, how was the stuff gotten into the computer in > the first place? Not feeling very motivated this morning so I just ported > the following to VMS BASIC: > 10-190 BATTLESHIP, Version: 2, January 1974 > http://pdp-10.trailing-edge.com/www/lib10/0276/index.html I just visited this link and was wondering what the crud on the last line of BT.BAS.1 was. Otherwise, good job. I'm sure there's a bunch of us whose early DEC experience was in the form of BASIC games, whether RSTS or OS/8 or whatever, and it all brings back the memories. -ethan ===== Infinet has been sold. The domain is going away in February. Please send all replies to erd(a)iname.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

24 years, 4 months

[CC] Wanted: Macintosh speech program called "Smooth Talker"

by netsurfer_x1＠hotmail.com

I am looking for a copy of the old Macintosh speech synthesizer program called "Smooth Talker" from First Byte. I had this program on a floppy that my electronics teacher gave to me last year, but the floppy has since worn out & I have been searching *everywhere* for a copy, but to no avail. If you have a copy, *do not* send me a disk image, as my Mac (original Mac upgraded to Mac Plus specs.) does not recognize them at all. I must ask, however, that it come on an 800K floppy, 400K is not enough space! I am looking for a driver for aforementioned Macintosh for an Apple Color Stylewriter 2400. I don't want that printer to be reduced to dust magnet status! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

24 years, 4 months

Good work Jay!

by cfandt＠netsync.net

Hi Jay, Thanks much for your hosting of the classiccmp list! Thanks also for enduring the discussions regarding the "new" vs. "old" methods and HTML blocking, etc.! Some interesting bits of info came out of the many postings. Regards, Chris -- -- Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net Member of Antique Wireless Association URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/

24 years, 4 months

No I'm not going to retype the subject

by wilson＠dbit.dbit.com

>From: allisonp(a)world.std.com >Another pet peeve, posts/replies in html, I don't read them and dump them >sumarily as A) they are often spam, B)the are a pain to handle via said >slow telnet and pine. I have the same attitude, WHY do people think we would even want to see a fancy schmancy version of what they typed as simple ASCII text, especially when many of us read this list on simple ASCII terminals anyway so we can't see any of the colors or misaligned columns. It's especially annoying when a message contains the same text twice, once as text and once as HTML, so at least half of the message is useless to *everyone*. I would *love* it if list servers could be set up to filter this crap out, or at the very least run the HTML text through Lynx or something and translate it back to usable 80-column ASCII. FWIW I'm not crazy about the new header format, when I replied to this msg with "R" (I'm using Berkeley Mail) it would have gone to Allison only, and when I changed to "r", the mailing list was only there as a Cc:, if I had edited out the other recipients there would have been *no* primary recipient, only a Cc:. And that's certainly not what we want! This problem comes up on every mailing list, maybe it would make sense to define an X-Foo: header that gives the mailing list address and hack the popular mailers to have a "reply to mailing list" command? Or has this already been done and I'm just oblivious as usual? Of course this wouldn't help Windows users running canned mailers with no source code available, but what can I say, shame on you!!! :-) John Wilson D Bit

24 years, 4 months

Batch OCR'ing from GIF's/TIFF's/bitmaps?

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

Folks on this list have expressed strong opinions in the past on the subject of how to best OCR old important documents. Recent donations to the DECUS archives here have resulted in several important abstract books that I want to link electronically (i.e. by HTTP) to the files already rescued from magnetic or punched paper media. (See, for example, http://pdp-10.trailing-edge.com/www/lib10/index.html for the TOPS-10 abstracts linked to the files from DECUS library tapes.) I've spent the past weekend playing with scanners and OCR on PC-clones running various Microsoft OS's. And, of course, I'm extremely unhappy with the point-and-drool misery of doing all of this - there's no reason I should have to click with the mouse for every single page I need converted. So the question: does anyone have recommendations (preferably for freeware, though I would be willing to spend a few hundred dollars for good tools, too) for software that will process already-scanned .GIF's/TIFF's/bitmaps through the OCR process unattended? Ideally there'd be a command line interface, something like ocr page*.gif > bigoutputfile.txt and ideally it would run under Linux as well, though I wouldn't complain too strongly if someone recommended a Windows solution. If it does run under Linux, it'd be *very* nice for batch processing if it didn't need X11 and mouse-point-and-drool interfacing. Tim. (shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com)

24 years, 4 months

DEC stuff for trade

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

I was at the local not-for-profit computer surplus and picked up the following DEC stuff 1. 2 TK25 tape drives in desktop cases 2. RD53 labeled disk drive although the disk inside the MicroVAX 2000 style case says RD52 3. tk50Z tape drive inside MicroVAX 2000 case 4. MicroVAX 2000 disk case 5. vax3100 style low profile expansion case 6. micro PDP 11/73+ in floor stand, the pdp 11/73+ boards are spoken for, probably running RSX-11M because of the number of terminal connections on the back of the machine. Anyone want the disk and case ? 7. micro pdp 11/23+ in floor stand, runs RSX-11M, boots and 8. 3 VT320's with keyboards Anyone interested, you pay minimal amount plus shipping? 1. I also picked up a AT&T Unix PC that boots up but is missing the keyboard, anybody know about compatible keyboards? 2. a HP 9862A pen plotter for desktop calculator, dust cover, an manual, but no cable 3. TI system 1100 that has 2 MB memory, dc300 tape, 5 1/4 floppy, and full height 5 1/4 internal disk drive I have my eyes on TK86 and TK867, both in deskside floor stands, before they go to China, are they currently usable? I also saw from afar some type of modular terminal connectors, I could read writing that says 90+ on them, they have a row of rj45 jacks on them and look like there are 4 or 5 mounted on plastic panel. Any idea what they are? Mike mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu

24 years, 4 months

SCSI floptical drive

by mrbill＠mrbill.net

I picked up an external SCSI 21mb floptical drive (by PLI) this weekend; anybody have a use for it, or know where I can get media? Bill -- +------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | Bill Bradford | mrbill(a)pdp11.org | mrbill(a)mrbill.net | | http://www.sunhelp.org | http://www.pdp11.org | http://www.mrbill.net | +------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+

24 years, 4 months

Token ring cards available

by rhblake＠bigfoot.com

Have 3 token ring cards to get rid of, nice ISA types that I assume are plug-n-play capable. They are as follows: 1) Intel token Express Pro 16/4 with manual. Has 9 pin din and RJ45 ports Jumperless card, 16 bit ISA 1) 3 Com 3C619B TokenLink III 16/4. Has status led's and 9 pin din and rj45 ports. Jumperless card, 16 bit ISA 1) 3Com 3C319 TokenLink Velocity ISA 16/4. Has status led's and 9 pin din and rj45 ports. Jumperless 16 bit ISA All drivers are available on Intel and 3Com's websites as well as manuals in PDF format. Cards are from working machines that got pulled off the network to become standalone units. They do not come with cables. Make me an offer or either cash or useful common PC items. Russ Blakeman Clarkson, KY

24 years, 4 months

Free Macintosh Classic

by af-list＠wfi-inc.com

Hi all, I've got a buddy with a Classic and Stylewriter that he's about to dumpster...does anyone want to pay postage on one of these? Or you can arrange to pick it up (I'm in Southern California - Glendora). Cheers, Aaron

24 years, 4 months

List server going down for maintenance

by west＠tseinc.com

Due to the hardware problems on the system that hosts the classiccmp list over the weekend, that machine will be going down for maintenance sometime today. The outtage is expected to last 2 hours at most. Regards, Jay West

24 years, 4 months

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