HP Archeves

[Dave Frederickson]

(08-16-2017 03:41 PM)Chris Dreher Wrote:  I was going to mention that there was a Xerox photocopier with a beveled edge. Instead of trying to open the book flat (i.e. 180 degrees open), you only had top open the book most of the way (i.e 135 degrees open). It reduced/eliminated the need to destroy book bindings.

If you want to scan a book or magazine without destroying it's binding, there exists all sorts of fancy photographic equipment for that purpose.



I think the Library of Congress uses equipment like this for archiving their books.

By comparison, the Portable PLUS Service manual was scanned using a smartphone camera and some software that would crop the images and correct for any trapezoidal effects. You can even make your own smartphone stand.



The scan is available here: http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/hpplus/files...manual.pdf

I think it's pretty good for a cheap solution. It all depends on how much you want to spend.