Re: xywrite manual

["mike shupp" mikeshupp@xxxxxxxx]

When I raised the original question, I was also mulling over the
notion of posting XyW in one or more incarnations on some Abandonware
web sites. (Yes, these are mostly frequented by people seeking old
computer games, but several of the more prominent ones also pay homage
to some worthy DOS-era software, so XyWrite would seem a natural --
if there is a manual to guide neophytes, whether a handy downloadable
PDF file or something easily purchasable.)

The curious might check out the "apps" section at

http://www.the-underdogs.org

--shupp


----Original Message Follows----
From: Gavin Budge 
Reply-To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: xywrite manual
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 01:37:45 +0100

I agree it would be a substantial task, but not unmanageable - the
Finereader OCR program which I use has a high degree of accuracy, and it can
also produce PDF files. I don't think it is something I could do
immediately, but maybe in the next six months... of course, if someone else
was prepared to do some of the work, it might get done sooner.


I wouldn't want any contributions to costs, but what would be useful would
be if someone was prepared to host the file on their website.



At 11:01 AM 8/13/02 -0800, you wrote:

Gavin Budge wrote:

> Making a scanned version of the manuals available seems a good idea (and
> something to which I would be willing to contribute with the Xy3
manual).

> Would anyone else on the list be interested?
>
> At 08:18 AM 8/13/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >from Morris,
> >
> >   Printing the manuals only become viable if there are 50 or more
persons
> >interesting in purchasing it. The alternative is to have someone scan
it
> >into the computer and be able to produce a digital copy which can be
sent

> >either as an attachment or be downloaded from a website.
> >

If the 3+ manual (which I cite rather than the series of manual booklets
from 4,
because of its relative size and thoroughness) could be well scanned and
turned
into a .PDF or collection of .PDF files, I think that would be a good thing
to
have available. But you'd need to go page by page with an OCR program and
check
the output for scan errors, or have a service bureau do it. In short, that
would
be a rather large task. I can't do any part of this job myself, but would
be
willing to put in some reasonable contribution towards the cost, as long as
there

were enough other "subscribers" so as to make this a viable project.

Jordan






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