scanning a ton of documentation

[devin davison]

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.
> > >
>
>
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