Jay wrote:
...
I definitely don't think bitsavers should be the only archive people
contribute to! But it is by far (IMO) the best archive according to most any
metric chosen. And with it mirrored on approximately 9 servers in
approximately 3 countries it's got a great chance of longevity. As I did in
my previous email, I praise other archives and the work they have done, and
don't feel it necessary to repeat here. My own personal decision is when I
get a spare manual no one has, send it to Al. Everyone should make their own
decisions of course.
but then again not all of us are complete
dunderheads when it comes to
document scanning either.
Not all of us are, nor did I say that. I certainly am
however; graphics is
blackmagic voodoo to me.
Jay West
Scanning the document is most of the work in wall-time clock seconds.
My scans are at 600 dpi, 8-bit grey scale, and thus the "PDF" files are
huge (actually they are TIFF with a PDF "jacket" to make them easy to read).
I transfer them to Al, and Al does post-processing, squeezing them down
to approx 30-40% of the original size. See for example the XXDP listings.
I scanned all of those. You don't want to know the original file size!
A reasonable scanner will give results that are always better for somebody
else who does not have the document. Any documentation, regardless the
quality is better than no documentation at all!
my 2 ct, Henk.
PS. Al, if you read this, it would be great if you get an ftp server up
and running again...
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