Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-12 Thread Al Kossow
On 3/12/16 8:11 AM, Antonio Carlini wrote: It's probably worth experimenting a little No, it's not. I'm sorry, but file size matters squat compared to the time it's going to take to scan them.

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-12 Thread Paul Koning
> On Mar 12, 2016, at 11:38 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > > > On 3/12/16 8:11 AM, Antonio Carlini wrote: > >> It's probably worth experimenting a little > > No, it's not. > I'm sorry, but file size matters squat compared to the time it's > going to take to scan them. I agree. Also, converting f

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-12 Thread Antonio Carlini
On 12/03/16 16:04, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: Can that scanner produce anything other than massive .png files? I wonder whether it can do B&W G4 encoded at something like 600dpi. That should cut the size down a bit and produce something that perhaps could then be OCRd. My recollection is tha

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-12 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
Can that scanner produce anything other than massive .png files? - J. On 3/11/2016 9:12 PM, devin davison wrote: Well, I have the scanner and the time, I am going to put in online anyways. It may not be the full source, but perhaps it will come in handy for someone else. I only spent a few

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-11 Thread devin davison
Well, I have the scanner and the time, I am going to put in online anyways. It may not be the full source, but perhaps it will come in handy for someone else. I only spent a few minutes scanning those 12 pages. It was a just a quick initial run of the scanner to learn how to operate it and save th

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-11 Thread Antonio Carlini
On 12/03/16 00:30, devin davison wrote: I made a trip to the library today and set up the reader. Expensive nice piece of equipment, however it is going to take a long time to scan it all. I am still uncertain as to weather this is the source or the compiler output, as some people here suggested

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-11 Thread devin davison
I made a trip to the library today and set up the reader. Expensive nice piece of equipment, however it is going to take a long time to scan it all. I am still uncertain as to weather this is the source or the compiler output, as some people here suggested it may be. Even with this full set, is th

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-11 Thread Antonio Carlini
On 09/03/16 20:44, devin davison wrote: I do not know much at all about what it would take to compile this into a working system. My first step is going to be to get over to the library and get everything into a digital format. Ill be putting everything i scan up online. The last set of micro

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-09 Thread devin davison
I do not know much at all about what it would take to compile this into a working system. My first step is going to be to get over to the library and get everything into a digital format. Ill be putting everything i scan up online. If there is a copy of the source on CD that someone can spare that

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-09 Thread Antonio Carlini
On 09/03/16 15:17, Mouse wrote: I think this is likely to be source listings (ie the assembler/compiler output after assembling/compiling the actual source code), at least that's what I have. [...] For many purposes, of course, that's just as good, maybe even better. If you really want to rebu

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-09 Thread Mouse
> I think this is likely to be source listings (ie the > assembler/compiler output after assembling/compiling the actual > source code), at least that's what I have. [...] For many purposes, of course, that's just as good, maybe even better. If you really want to rebuild the system yourself, you

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-09 Thread Peter Coghlan
> > I purchased a DEC VMS 4.4 source code microfiche set a while back. A buddy > of mine works at a local library where there is a fancy microfiche scanner, > I'm planning to scan it all. Some of the film is scratched pretty bad, does > anyone else around here have this set, so that i can recover t

Re: VMS 4.4 source code microfiche

2016-03-08 Thread Rob Doyle
On 3/8/2016 1:35 PM, devin davison wrote: I purchased a DEC VMS 4.4 source code microfiche set a while back. A buddy of mine works at a local library where there is a fancy microfiche scanner, I'm planning to scan it all. Some of the film is scratched pretty bad, does anyone else around here hav