From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: toby@telegraphics.com.au (Toby Thain) Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 16:53:51 -0400 Subject: [TUHS] Non-US Unix Activities In-Reply-To: References: <20170405222255.GA4109@minnie.tuhs.org> <20170406200839.GA30805@naleco.com> <20170406230910.GB30625@minnie.tuhs.org> <40464639-b217-1647-eae4-c3d2c3aa2d8f@telegraphics.com.au> Message-ID: <2eefb902-e1b9-d56a-f116-4ea57cb03c67@telegraphics.com.au> On 2017-04-07 4:23 PM, Robert Swierczek wrote: >>>>> Yes! I am very much interesting in getting my eyes on that early B >>>>> version of AberMUD (and any other B code for that matter.) >>>> >>>> It's a few inches thick, I'll dig it out and post sample code photos from >>>> it, somewhere. >>> >>> That would be wonderful, but I would really like to bring that >>> software back to life again. Does anyone know of an inexpensive and >>> non-labor intensive solution to this? I imagine a fanfold printout >>> should be fairly easy to scan given the proper scanner. I don't know >>> how or if the scanner should be taken to Alec's printout or >>> visa-versa. >> >> Yes, a full duplex ADF scanner, like the Fujitsu fi-4530 I own, can do it, >> but you would need to guillotine off the perforations (take it around to >> your local printer, who has the right guillotine). > > Heck, I would settle for a decent camera on a tripod and a well lit > flat surface you can drape the printout over, then take a video as the > source scrolls by. > OK, maybe that is worst case, but isn't there an easy solution that > does not include cutting anything (those fanfold binder covers can be > easily dis/re-assembled.) > Yes, there's always SOME way to avoid it, but obviously significantly more work. Just depends what the priorities are... Preserving fanfold seems like a strange priority, wouldn't it be more practical bound book-like anyway? Or, similar to your suggestion, load it into a compatible printer (so that it can be sprocket fed), with some kind of takeup spool, then form feed pages through, snapping each one between feeds. --T