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Old 03-06-2001, 09:40 PM
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Hey guys, a month or so back on the Yahoo site there was some discussion of making the R&T Guide more "accessible" to other SVX owners not fortunate enough to have a copy.
Aredubjay had an idea which required cutting the pages out with an x-acto to scan.
I am aquiring a copy off ebay which would be available for such a scan project. It is not mint, but appears serviceable.
Ideas anyone? Aredub?
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Old 03-06-2001, 11:50 PM
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I have two copies of the thing. One is pristine, in plastic that I only remove when I face Gunma. The other is a photocopy that Subaru sent me right after I bought the car. I guess I could photocopy my photocopy. Pictures wouldn't be very good, but you'd still be able to read it and use it for reference.
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Old 03-07-2001, 08:14 AM
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What I had considered doing, was getting a spare copy, separating the pages with an xacto, laminating the pages and placing them in a ring binder. Unfortunately, I don't think I'd have the space to scan all the pages and house them. If someone had the space to house them, perhaps we could split the pages up and have various members scan a certain amount of pages, e-mail them to the "main house" and return the scanned pages to you. I know that's kinda "fragmented" but, and perhaps a complicated solution, but it's "one" solution. Of course, if there was someone with the time, space and a fast scanner, that was willing to do it, it would be all the better.
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Hmmm . . . that may be something I could do myself (over time!), with the exception of laminating the pages.
I guess the only question would be the quality of the scanned pages (which would be determined as soon as I got started) and what the best format would be to save them in.
As far as I know, I have the space available to house them.
Of course, this is all coming from a computer idiot.
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Old 03-07-2001, 09:43 AM
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Your best bet would probably be to save them as jpeg. File size will be determined by resolution. My scanner (36 bit) defaults to bmp and I have to convert them to jpeg. The pages I scan from my manuals, I scan in grayscale at low rez for space's sake. I don't know how much they charge, but, I think Kinkos (or comparable) do laminating, but, for that many pages, it would probably be cheaper to go to Sams, Office Depot or somplace like that, and purchase a laminator.
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Thanks for the info , Randy. I'll try some test scans out this weekend and see how it goes.
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I have everything we need to complete this project at my disposal. Fast scanner, laminating machine, and virtually unlimited storage space. How many pages are we talking about here?
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It's a hundred pages (including inside and outside front and back covers).
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Hmmmmm....

Well, scanning 100 pages is no real problem. I would turn the entire thing into a .pdf, probably gray-scale so it would be manageable (I assume you want people to be able to download this thing from somewhere). But it begs the question, do you really want 50 laminated sheets of paper? I think you would be better off buying a nice three ring binder and a box of those clear plastic sheet protectors from Staples and putting your archive copy together that way. I don't have the equipment to make laminated pages with room at the margins to punch holes (assuming this thing is roughly 8 1/2 by 11), so you would end up with something that looked like a giant deck of playing cards.

Anyway, I would be willing to take care of this project, and even set up a table of contents and index the thing if you're willing to send it to me. Send me an email directly if you'd like my mailing address:

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The .pdf is a good idea. I don't have Acrobat, so, I wouldn't be able to do that. Jerry? Whaddaya think? It's your book.

The "deck of cards" thing was what I was going to work for as a "personal" project. The sheet protectors were too flimsy. I wanted the pages to be "hermetically sealed" so that they could be handled with impunity without fear of any deterioration. There are "stick on" extensions with the binder holes in them. I had planned on attaching those to each page to allow them to be held in the binder. Again, this was just going to be a personal project. It would also be a way for me to carry the book to meets and share it with those who haven't seen it, without worrying about wear. The copy I currently have, though not "mint" is in excellent condition and resides in a ziplock bag. I only occasionally take it out and gingerly look through it.
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So what exactly is in this R&T guide? Sounds to me like a pretty precious bit of reading.

I'd like to see what is in it.
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Rufus, that was just what I was wanting to hear! Excellent idea!
Yes, the idea is for people to be able to download pages.
I will send you an e-mail so we can start working out the details.
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Chad, the R&T Guide is definitely a most precious read!
That's one reason I think that it should be available in one form or another to anybody that loves the SVX like we do.
It covers development, design, technical highlights, etc. plus lots of little obscure detail stuff.
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I think the pdf is a VERY good idea. Stored somewhere that someone could download it when needed. A good quality pdf of the manual should be pretty reasonable in size.
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We don't need legal/copyright hassles. I don't know law, but downloading a whole book (which, in this case, I'd be perfectly willing to do) might tend to bring grief from the originators.

Just a thought. Don't let me bring you down (or hold you up).
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