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@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@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"
