18 Jul
1998
18 Jul
'98
6:52 a.m.
Thankfully, I was using a T1 at the time I first looked at this page and
didn't notice the size of the images.
I printed out page 1. It brought my SPARC5 w/128Mb to its knees for
several minutes. I did get a good print out of an HP LJ4Si, though.
The first thing you should do is reduce them from RGB
to Grayscale.
Good advice. Also, it's lots of work, but using Photoshop to clean up
the page where there _isn't_ any writing might look a little bizarre
(unless you contoured the erasing to match areas), but it will compress
nicely.
I tried it and it doesn't reduce image quality at
all.
It won't, except for the loss caused by compressing, expanding and compressing
a JPEG file.
Also, does anyone currently own the rights to this?
Edmund Scientific.
I would like to make an HTML and DVI version of it,
which would be
much easier to read, since it wouldn't involve as much horizontal scrolling.
I didn't try to read it on the screen. I printed it. Eventually.
Now, some questions about the computer itself.
A) How much did it cost in 1998 dollars?
I do not know how to scale inflation off the top of my head, but I think it
cost $5.95 in 1969.
B) Was there ever a DIGI-COMP II?
I have heard of one, but not seen one.
C) What type of plastic was used in it?
White polystyrene, IIRC, like that used in model airplanes, approx .75mm thick.
D) Has anyone tried to make one?
No, but I've manufactured missing wire parts for one. It's harder than it
sounds. It would have been easier if I'd had a bending jig, not pliers.
E) How popular was it?
Boy... unless you mean exact numbers sold, I wouldn't know how to answer
that one. In any case, I don't know how many were made.
F) What year was it terminated?
1969?
-ethan