6 Jul
2011
6 Jul
'11
7:29 a.m.
At 03:55 PM 7/5/2011, Al Kossow wrote:
To be honest, if you're doing DEC fiche, just get a
service bureau to scan
it. This assumes you can find someone competent to handle scanning it correctly.
At 03:23 PM 7/5/2011, arcarlini at iee.org wrote:
I've spent a few days idly wandering the web
looking at various
scanners. No doubt these will (one day) be dirt cheap [1] but right
now a decent solution looks like it is in the $10K-$15K ball park.
(That's for a ScanPro 2000, but there are various similar systems
for about the same price).
Wouldn't any university- or state-class library have a digital
fiche scanner? I believe my state historical society had a very
good one even a few years ago.
Might they let a hobbyist use it to save scans to a thumb drive?
Even at a buck a page, it would take you a while to get to $15K.
- John