------------- And now for something completely different... (Read the Zero file) - File 1 of 1 - B-52_Stratofortress.rar (000/248)

"Morgans" wrote in
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"Lee" wrote

It is not a multimedia file. It is a book.

Out of the eighty-five thousand-odd groups carried by my service do
the words "aviation" and "books" appear in any newsgroup name. So,
posting this
anywhere in usenet is going to be a violation of some arbitrary "Do
Not" rule.

How about giving a blow by blow about how to read the files with
Microsoft
OE, using what free program (totally free, not trial, not pay by using
an advertisers product.

I am fairly smart with a computer, but I could not figure it out in a
reasonable period of time, and gave up. I gotta think there is a
better way.


There may be a reason to depart from the file formats
that have been used here for decades but danged if I can
figure out what it is.

"Mitchell Holman" wrote

There may be a reason to depart from the file formats
that have been used here for decades but danged if I can
figure out what it is.

Amen, brother!

I gave up. The B-52 is not all that interesting to me, anyway.
--
Jim in NC

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:26:28 -0400, Morgans wrote
(in article ):


"Mitchell Holman" wrote

There may be a reason to depart from the file formats
that have been used here for decades but danged if I can
figure out what it is.

Amen, brother!

I gave up. The B-52 is not all that interesting to me, anyway.


Cool. Don't download it.

In article ,
hielan' laddie wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:26:28 -0400, Morgans wrote
(in article ):


"Mitchell Holman" wrote

There may be a reason to depart from the file formats
that have been used here for decades but danged if I can
figure out what it is.

Amen, brother!

I gave up. The B-52 is not all that interesting to me, anyway.

Cool. Don't download it.

Yeah, I'm not that turned on by B-52s either, but I downloaded it
anyway. Turns out I didn't need the par files ... the pdf got through
without a glitch. I'm also not a fan of pdf files ... but this one is
very nice. I may even end up appreciating B-52s.

Thanks for the post.

In the ozarks,
Dave W.

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:28:41 -0400, Dave W wrote
(in article ):

In article ,
hielan' laddie wrote:

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:26:28 -0400, Morgans wrote
(in article ):


"Mitchell Holman" wrote

There may be a reason to depart from the file formats
that have been used here for decades but danged if I can
figure out what it is.

Amen, brother!

I gave up. The B-52 is not all that interesting to me, anyway.

Cool. Don't download it.

Yeah, I'm not that turned on by B-52s either, but I downloaded it
anyway. Turns out I didn't need the par files ... the pdf got through
without a glitch. I'm also not a fan of pdf files ... but this one is
very nice. I may even end up appreciating B-52s.

Thanks for the post.

In the ozarks,
Dave W.

I'm not overly enamored of bombers, except for those produced by Mssrs A. V.
Roe & Company (Lancasters & Vulcans forever!) but B-52 kinda grow on you.

I usually use .PDFs for multi-page posts, instead of posting individual
pages. It's a habit I got into from scanning books for my own use: I'd scan
in the book as a searchable, editable, .PDF. It takes more work, but in the
long run is better as anything which can read .PDFs (and they are legion) can
be used to read the file, and I can search for keywords using standard
indexing systems including those built into both Windows and OS X. I'm
gradually moving my library of old Osprey and Squadron Signal books over to
..PDFs; I'm taking my time because I also want to keep the old books, and to
scan them properly I have to cut pages out and feed them into an ADF. This
destroys the book, so I have to have two books, one to keep and one to scan.
This is expensive, and some of the older books are simply no longer in print.
A collection of .JPGs simply can't substitute for a searchable, editable,
..PDF. Not to mention being more irritating to keep track of.

In any case, this was Lee's work, all I did was repost it and add .PARs.

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:20:47 -0400, hielan' laddie wrote:

I also want to keep the old books, and to scan them properly I have to
cut pages out and feed them into an ADF. This destroys the book, so I
have to have two books, one to keep and one to scan. This is expensive,

OUCH! About a year ago, I came across a flatbed, "manual-feed" book
scanner that cost about $250 US. The scan window extended as much as
technically possible (considering cost) to the edge of the machine.
You'd place the book's "gutter" (binding side of a page) at the edge and
scan away. True, no auto doc. feeder, but far better than un-binding.

Do Google on [book scanner], and probably have a look at the suggested
search strings before you commit the phrase and start searching.

The third photo here shows one such scanner:
http://www.plustek.com/product/book3600.asp
There are a couple of distressing, glaring misspellings on that page, as
well, fwiw.

It's discounted at the first of the three dealers; that's a company I've
done business with, and can highly recommend. Cost is less than that of
many netbook computers.

As well, it's not a major job to make a copy stand for a modern digital
camera, and the image resolution isn't exactly awful. Do watch for moire
patterns on halftone images, though. Straight-line white LED arrays are
almost affordable...

I apologize if somebody else has also offered this info. The idea of
unbinding pains me, and I felt I had to post soon, although it's not all
that urgent.

Good luck, and best regards! HTH.

nb
who is not Estonian, but nevertheless
surely considers them to be good people.
("Eraklik" means "recluse", afaik.)

"Dave W" wrote



Yeah, I'm not that turned on by B-52s either, but I downloaded it
anyway. Turns out I didn't need the par files ... the pdf got through
without a glitch. I'm also not a fan of pdf files ... but this one is
very nice. I may even end up appreciating B-52s.


Wheere is it in pdf form?
--
Jim in NC

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:31:59 -0400, Morgans wrote
(in article ):


"Dave W" wrote



Yeah, I'm not that turned on by B-52s either, but I downloaded it
anyway. Turns out I didn't need the par files ... the pdf got through
without a glitch. I'm also not a fan of pdf files ... but this one is
very nice. I may even end up appreciating B-52s.


Wheere is it in pdf form?


Posted yesterday. "b 52 stratofort pdf & pars". One .PDF, 9 .PAR2s. You are
using MSOE or MS Mail (same thing) so you may have a problem downloading it.

"Morgans" wrote in news:vxDGl.53906$LA7.12985
@newsfe20.iad:


"Mitchell Holman" wrote

There may be a reason to depart from the file formats
that have been used here for decades but danged if I can
figure out what it is.

Amen, brother!

I gave up. The B-52 is not all that interesting to me, anyway.


You gave up even after I left you a personal
note and download? Maybe MSOE hid the post
from you since as a rule, it doesn't like exe
files, too scary for it to handle...

Anyway that little program is so simple to
figure out... hell, even I fingered it out.

No one is trying to change anything in here
or how it is done. But the fact remains that
the computer world is changing every day and
there are newer and better ways of getting
information to you. Everyone is missing out on
a lot of stuff by not trying something out
once in a while.

The little things one learns here and there will
help expand their experiences on the net.

Inevitably as the outside world changes, there
will be some of it peeking in here occasionally.
That which one doesn't understand, they either
adapt and overcome or run and hide.

Not trying to sound preachy, but honestly, you
should dump MSOE as your newsreader. There are
a number of excellent ones out there. Some are
free. All you have to do is install, put in your
news server's address and the port # they use and
you are off to the real races.

Lee wrote in
6.89:

"Morgans" wrote in news:vxDGl.53906
$LA7.12985
@newsfe20.iad:


"Mitchell Holman" wrote

There may be a reason to depart from the file formats
that have been used here for decades but danged if I can
figure out what it is.

Amen, brother!

I gave up. The B-52 is not all that interesting to me, anyway.


You gave up even after I left you a personal
note and download? Maybe MSOE hid the post
from you since as a rule, it doesn't like exe
files, too scary for it to handle...

Anyway that little program is so simple to
figure out... hell, even I fingered it out.

No one is trying to change anything in here
or how it is done. But the fact remains that
the computer world is changing every day and
there are newer and better ways of getting
information to you. Everyone is missing out on
a lot of stuff by not trying something out
once in a while.

The little things one learns here and there will
help expand their experiences on the net.

Inevitably as the outside world changes, there
will be some of it peeking in here occasionally.
That which one doesn't understand, they either
adapt and overcome or run and hide.

Not trying to sound preachy, but honestly, you
should dump MSOE as your newsreader.


I don't use MSOE as my newsreader and I still
haven't heard a reason why images cannot be posted
in the standard jpeg format that has been used here
for decades.

Change is nice when there is an advantage.

What is the advantage to rar files?