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2018-12-13 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
YEP! Pretty sure all Popular  Electronics  were  online?   Bill Yes  the  'for  profit'   model diminished   due  to  online scanned  holdings.  It  also diminished  the value  of  some publications  also as  many people are  OK  with having a  digital  copy and  do not have the urge or need

Re: Manual sources

2018-12-13 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
Thus electronic storage / scanning is probably the best alternative all else considered. Everyone here can hope another like-minded soul will be there to do what needs to be done when opportunity awaits I saved a healthy run of early popular electronics mags from the wilmington, delaware librar

Re: Manual sources

2018-12-12 Thread Guy Dunphy via cctalk
At 01:14 PM 12/12/2018 -0800, you wrote: >Well, as I am sure many of you know, ManualsPlus was "acquired" by the >Internet Archive. >This story captures the effort: >https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/introducing-the-archive-corps/403135/ Read it more carefully. Also no, it wa

Manual sources

2018-12-12 Thread Mark Kahrs via cctalk
Well, as I am sure many of you know, ManualsPlus was "acquired" by the Internet Archive. This story captures the effort: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/introducing-the-archive-corps/403135/ Jim Tucker is still selling things on ebay. When we'll see the manuals from the ar

Re: Manual sources

2018-12-12 Thread Ethan via cctalk
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/introducing-the-archive-corps/403135/ Jim Tucker is still selling things on ebay. When we'll see the manuals from the archive, who knows? Does the Internet Archive actively have people scanning tons of manuals all the time? Oddly, I am fr