22 Sep
2021
22 Sep
'21
12:04 p.m.
Hello,
The person that refered me to my present job at a datacenter passed away
this past monday. He was a hardware / software engineer for modcomp
computers. He left me all of the computers and documents. there are too
many books to keep, stuff concerning the modcomp computers that is not
saved anywhere else that i can tell.
I have picked up storage containers for all the books, and i can scan it
all. after that, its all probally going in the recycle bin, as i dont know
where or how i would keep such a large pile of paper manuals on hand.
what is the prefered format to upload things to bitsavers in? is pdf
acceptable?
How can i create a pdf that is not too big on file size? Can the text be
recognized and be made searchable within the scanned pdf?
any input would be appreciated, Thanks.
--Devin D.
22 Sep
22 Sep
12:14 p.m.
Where are you located? We have a small amount of Modcomp docs here and
could take on a box more of the most useful paper docs for posterity-sake,
to round out what's already here.
Thanks
Bill Degnan
kennettclassic.com
Kennett Square, PA
On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 3:05 PM devin davison via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hello,
The person that refered me to my present job at a datacenter passed away
this past monday. He was a hardware / software engineer for modcomp
computers. He left me all of the computers and documents. there are too
many books to keep, stuff concerning the modcomp computers that is not
saved anywhere else that i can tell.
I have picked up storage containers for all the books, and i can scan it
all. after that, its all probally going in the recycle bin, as i dont know
where or how i would keep such a large pile of paper manuals on hand.
what is the prefered format to upload things to bitsavers in? is pdf
acceptable?
How can i create a pdf that is not too big on file size? Can the text be
recognized and be made searchable within the scanned pdf?
any input would be appreciated, Thanks.
--Devin D.
12:30 p.m.
AFAIK, I have an entire library of MODCOMP documentation - consisting of over
one thousand manuals as PDF's. I will check with the person who had the
original manuals scanned and check to see if it is O.K. to zip them up and give
them to AL to post on bitsavers. (I expect them to say "O.K.").
Cheers,
Lyle
--
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:14:02 -0400
Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Where are you located? We have a small amount of
Modcomp docs here and
could take on a box more of the most useful paper docs for posterity-sake,
to round out what's already here.
Thanks
Bill Degnan
kennettclassic.com
Kennett Square, PA
On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 3:05 PM devin davison via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The person that refered me to my present job at a datacenter passed away
> this past monday. He was a hardware / software engineer for modcomp
> computers. He left me all of the computers and documents. there are too
> many books to keep, stuff concerning the modcomp computers that is not
> saved anywhere else that i can tell.
>
> I have picked up storage containers for all the books, and i can scan it
> all. after that, its all probally going in the recycle bin, as i dont know
> where or how i would keep such a large pile of paper manuals on hand.
>
> what is the prefered format to upload things to bitsavers in? is pdf
> acceptable?
>
> How can i create a pdf that is not too big on file size? Can the text be
> recognized and be made searchable within the scanned pdf?
>
> any input would be appreciated, Thanks.
>
> --Devin D.
>
--
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Bickley Consulting West
https://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
12:57 p.m.
Thank you all for the information. I would like to preserve the information
and get the books to good homes if possible. I will get a listing of what
is here. If the others that have modcomp books and docs can list what they
have scanned and availible, that can save on a duplication of effort
scanning something that is already online.
I am Located in melbourne FL.
thanks,
Devin D.
On Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 3:30 PM Lyle Bickley <lbickley at bickleywest.com> wrote:
AFAIK, I have an entire library of MODCOMP
documentation - consisting of
over
one thousand manuals as PDF's. I will check with the person who had the
original manuals scanned and check to see if it is O.K. to zip them up and
give
them to AL to post on bitsavers. (I expect them to say "O.K.").
Cheers,
Lyle
--
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:14:02 -0400
Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Where are you located? We have a small amount of
Modcomp docs here and
could take on a box more of the most useful paper docs for
posterity-sake,
to round out what's already here.
Thanks
Bill Degnan
kennettclassic.com
Kennett Square, PA
On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 3:05 PM devin davison via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The person that refered me to my present job at a datacenter passed
away
> this past monday. He was a hardware /
software engineer for modcomp
> computers. He left me all of the computers and documents. there are too
> many books to keep, stuff concerning the modcomp computers that is not
> saved anywhere else that i can tell.
>
> I have picked up storage containers for all the books, and i can scan
it
> all. after that, its all probally going in
the recycle bin, as i dont
know
> where or how i would keep such a large pile
of paper manuals on hand.
>
> what is the prefered format to upload things to bitsavers in? is pdf
> acceptable?
>
> How can i create a pdf that is not too big on file size? Can the text
be
> recognized and be made searchable within
the scanned pdf?
>
> any input would be appreciated, Thanks.
>
> --Devin D.
>
--
73 NM6Y
Bickley Consulting West
https://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
12:19 p.m.
On Sep 22, 2021, at 14:05, devin davison via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
?Hello,
The person that refered me to my present job at a datacenter passed away
this past monday. He was a hardware / software engineer for modcomp
computers. He left me all of the computers and documents. there are too
many books to keep, stuff concerning the modcomp computers that is not
saved anywhere else that i can tell.
I have picked up storage containers for all the books, and i can scan it
all. after that, its all probally going in the recycle bin, as i dont know
where or how i would keep such a large pile of paper manuals on hand.
what is the prefered format to upload things to bitsavers in? is pdf
acceptable?
If you go to bitsavers.org there is a short contributor?s guide. For B/W, CCITT Group 4
tiffs at 400dpi is what I do, but then I also generate a PDF from them for my own use, and
put both on my Google drive and notify Al Kossow of an available contribution.
How can i create a pdf that is not too big on file
size? Can the text be
recognized and be made searchable within the scanned pdf?
Bitsavers will post process and create a searchable PDF
any input would be appreciated, Thanks.
--Devin D.
1:51 p.m.
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, Jay Jaeger wrote:
B/W, CCITT Group 4 tiffs at 400dpi is what I do, but
then I also
600 DPI should be the absolute mininum today. There is absolutely no
reason to go below that for B/W.
and notify Al Kossow of an available contribution.
Hasn't worked for me in the past ...
Bitsavers will post process and create a searchable
PDF
Since when?
Christian
24 Sep
24 Sep
2:32 a.m.
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, Al Kossow wrote:
On 9/22/21 1:51 PM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote:
Don't get me wrong, but I had written some emails in the last years
offering stuff for bitsavers (downloadable from our FTP site). They never
made it into the archives.
Christian
Hasn't worked for me in the past ...
guess I picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue 
2:34 a.m.
Confirming IA will derive off PDF as well as CBZ to generate OCRed PDFs.
//m
On Fri, 24 Sep 2021 at 7:33 pm, Christian Corti via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, Al Kossow wrote:
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On 9/22/21 1:51 PM, Christian Corti via cctalk
wrote:
Don't get me wrong, but I had written some emails in the last years
offering stuff for bitsavers (downloadable from our FTP site). They never
made it into the archives.
Christian
Hasn't worked for me in the past ...
guess I picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue 
2:59 a.m.
On 9/24/21 2:32 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote:
Don't get me wrong, but I had written some emails
in the last years offering stuff for bitsavers (downloadable from our FTP site). They
never made it into the archives.
Christian
I know I've put some things up. Sometimes offers get lost in my email stream.
24 Sep
24 Sep
2:30 a.m.
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, Al Kossow wrote:
I think I'll just step away from the terminal for a few hours.
I've been OCRing uploads for YEARS.
Ok, I didn't know that you do that for foreign scans, I thought you only
OCR your own scans.
Christian
Bitsavers will post process and create a searchable
PDF
Since when? 
22 Sep
22 Sep
2:51 p.m.
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote:
No idea, but the IA will process the upload into html, plain text, mobi,
and OCRd PDF.
If I'm scanning bound books, those end up as indiviual tiff images (one
per page). At the end of processing those, they get stuffed into a zip
file with the suffix "cbz" (Comic Book Zip) and once uploaded, the derive
task at the IA handles all the OCR work as well as creating those other
formats. I'm pretty sure it will do the same with uploaded PDF files.
g.
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On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, Jay Jaeger wrote:
Agreed.
B/W, CCITT Group 4 tiffs at 400dpi is what I do,
but then I also
600 DPI should be the absolute mininum today. There is absolutely no reason
to go below that for B/W.
Bitsavers will
post process and create a searchable PDF
Since when?
2:40 p.m.
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, devin davison via cctalk wrote:
I have picked up storage containers for all the books,
and i can scan it
all. after that, its all probally going in the recycle bin, as i dont know
where or how i would keep such a large pile of paper manuals on hand.
what is the prefered format to upload things to bitsavers in? is pdf
acceptable?
I would scan it all at 600dpi - that's what I do with everything I scan.
I'd upload it to the IA as well, but that's just me. :)
How can i create a pdf that is not too big on file
size? Can the text be
recognized and be made searchable within the scanned pdf?
Disk space is cheap, go for scan quality.
g.
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Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies.
ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
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