7 Apr
2002
7 Apr
'02
4:54 p.m.
On Sun, Apr 07, 2002 at 10:27:01AM -0400, Douglas H.
Quebbeman wrote:
Hopefully Al will explain his methods soon.
Sheet-fed scanner for most stuff, he does use a hand-scanner
for bound stuff. Like Eric, I'm pretty sure he does most pages
as 600dpi line art. I just got doing the same for a section of
a CDC manual that's in hot demand; then used Kodak Imaging
to create a multi-page TIF from the individual TIF pages. Then
print to PDF using Adobe Acrobat 4.05's PDF Writer. Yields a
367kb PDF, whereas multipage TIF was 2.1MB.
Does anyone have one? I have borrowed two large manuals.
I'd like to scan them, as opposed to photocopying, but
it would have to be quick and reliable (so I can get
good results the first time and return the manuals
in good shape).
I don't know what Al does, but CDC manuals have "taint",
a small piece of paper that forms the outside edge of
that center, long-oval-shaped hole. The taint gets torn
by sheet feeders... so if you want to return them in the
same condition as you borrwed them, I'd have to recommend
against the sheet feeder. I don't see any taint on mine -- all the holes
look the same
shape to me. Can you give example titles? Perhaps they changed
their methods after a certain date.
http://members.iglou.com/dougq/cdc/6000front.jpg
Should be obvious over on the left, center...
-dq
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7 Apr
7 Apr
5:21 p.m.
I don't
see any taint on mine -- all the holes look the same
shape to me. Can you give example titles? Perhaps they changed
their methods after a certain date.
http://members.iglou.com/dougq/cdc/6000front.jpg
Should be obvious over on the left, center... 
9:06 p.m.
New subject: Pro350 with RT-11 and VR241 + Docs
For those that might be interested in what looks to be a nice
system, there's a Pro350 with RT-11 and the VR241 RGB monitor, plus
lots of documentation and disks, on eBay. As always, I have no
connection with it...am just passing it on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2015582243
Jeff
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9:29 p.m.
New subject: Pro350 with RT-11 and VR241 + Docs
For those that might be interested in what looks to be
a nice
system, there's a Pro350 with RT-11 and the VR241 RGB monitor, plus
lots of documentation and disks, on eBay. As always, I have no
connection with it...am just passing it on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2015582243
Jeff
Sweet! That's a nice system, and a nice pile of doc's! It would be a good
system for someone wanting to learn RT-11! I looked up the card numbers,
and it doesn't have an ethernet controller.
Zane
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9:44 p.m.
New subject: Pro350 with RT-11 and VR241 + Docs
For those that
might be interested in what looks to be a nice
system, there's a Pro350 with RT-11 and the VR241 RGB monitor, plus
lots of documentation and disks, on eBay. As always, I have no
connection with it...am just passing it on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2015582243
Jeff
Sweet! That's a nice system, and a nice pile of doc's! It would be a good
system for someone wanting to learn RT-11! I looked up the card numbers,
and it doesn't have an ethernet controller.
10:19 p.m.
New subject: Pro350 with RT-11 and VR241 + Docs
That's the first thing I looked for, too.
Yeah, since I've already got a Pro380 (that I don't even use) and a RT-11
V5.x doc set, an Ethernet controller would have been the only real reason
to go for it (though the colour graphics is kind of nice).
Zane
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| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
| | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
10:36 p.m.
New subject: Pro350 with RT-11 and VR241 + Docs
That's the
first thing I looked for, too.
Yeah, since I've already got a Pro380 (that I don't even use) and a RT-11
V5.x doc set, an Ethernet controller would have been the only real reason
to go for it (though the colour graphics is kind of nice). 
8 Apr
8 Apr
12:56 a.m.
New subject: Macintosh Programmer's Workshop
I've got the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop Reference materials,
version 3.2, the MPW 3.2 Release notes (2 copies), the SADE Symbolic
Application Debugging Environment Update, version 1.3, and the Macintosh
Programmer's Workshop Toolbox Interfaces and Libraries disks (5 disks)
that I neither want nor need. $6.00 including media USPS delivery.
8:52 a.m.
New subject: Macintosh Programmer's Workshop
It has already been spoken for.
Marvin Johnston wrote:
I've got the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop Reference materials,
version 3.2, the MPW 3.2 Release notes (2 copies), the SADE Symbolic
Application Debugging Environment Update, version 1.3, and the Macintosh
Programmer's Workshop Toolbox Interfaces and Libraries disks (5 disks)
that I neither want nor need. $6.00 including media USPS delivery.
6:35 p.m.
New subject: dec 5000/200 loaded with mon tz50 storage box pwd kbd mouse in Boston
With heavy heart I part...
In addition, you can have two shelves full of esoteric manuals and
Ultrix pgmg manuals (like FORTRAN!) or X for this system. Just the
monitor - breaks my heart..
The system is up and running. Remember Mosaic?
The price: You come and pickup. Soon!
Fred
617 723 5768
9 Apr
9 Apr
2:23 p.m.
New subject: Pro350 with RT-11 and VR241 + Docs
--- Jeff Hellige <jhellige(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
For those that might be interested in what looks to
be a nice
system, there's a Pro350 with RT-11 and the VR241 RGB monitor, plus
lots of documentation and disks, on eBay. As always, I have no
connection with it...am just passing it on.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2015582243
Nice. The only thing I'm missing from the picture is the orange wall of
RT (got a set of v4 docs). The shipping is the killer on this, though.
For someone who wants to get started, it's all there. I had to put
together stuff from a myriad of sources over several years. My Pro350
came with PO/S; the VR241 goes with my VT240 (it worked great as
a temporary monitor for my Gorf cabinet); and the RT-11 v5 distro came
on its own.
-ethan
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8 Apr
8 Apr
1:35 p.m.
"Douglas H. Quebbeman" wrote:
Sheet-fed scanner for most stuff, he does use a hand-scanner
for bound stuff. Like Eric, I'm pretty sure he does most pages
as 600dpi line art. I just got doing the same for a section of
a CDC manual that's in hot demand; then used Kodak Imaging
to create a multi-page TIF from the individual TIF pages. Then
print to PDF using Adobe Acrobat 4.05's PDF Writer. Yields a
367kb PDF, whereas multipage TIF was 2.1MB.
Then your TIFFs weren't compressed with the Group 4 2D algorithm, which
is the best around, until we've all got JBIG tools. Either that, or PDF
Writer reduced the resolution during conversion.
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