[Coco] world of 68' micros on disk/web?

[Ward Griffiths]

On Saturday 14 February 2004 06:20 pm, Frank Swygert wrote:
> Better response than I'd thought I'd get! I just sent John Riddle a
> file, and I've looked at a few of them here. Fonts are not embedded,
> pics are in most. I ran across a couple that are missing a few pics,
> don't know how that happened -- I probably scanned and inserted them
> at the print shop since I didn't have a scanner or laser printer at
> the time I started 268m' (The World Of = TWO = 2; 68 m'[icros]). So
> those are just lost forever except in hard copy (which Tony Podraza
> should have -- I think I sent him all the master hard copies... I
> think...). I guess the best way to handle that is to just put an
> "INSERT PHOTO HERE" note in the blank space so everyone will know
> something was supposed to be there, unless someone gets/has a hard
> copy to scan or can find similar pics. I have no problem with someone
> editing these as needed to come out nice. The first issue is missing
> pics of the CoCo3 I put in a Kaypro II luggable case. If someone
> finds a pic of a Kaypro to put on the cover just use it. Won't be
> exactly as originally published, but would be "close enough"
> considering the files are 10 years old. So some imagination and
> creativeness needs to be applied.
>
> Fonts aren't a big issue. All it means is someone will have to take a
> few minutes to peruse each file and do some minor editing (mainly
> change fonts around) to get the pages right before making a PDF file.
> Took me all of 15 minutes to do a quick page check and find the
> problems in one, then 10-15 minutes to correct them. Main problem
> area was that some fonts need to be monospace and sized to fit charts
> or listings and the font replacement wasn't monospace. I used
> standard fonts without any fancy ones for the originals, but names
> change so that there will be some that won't match. PageMaker does a
> good job of matching most, and you can change to the closest most of
> the time as PM converts the file. Most are obvious (like "Tms Rmn" =
> Times New Roman). If one is listed with a CPI number, use any
> monospace font (I usually used Courier New).
>
> I think the best way for me to handle this is to send Dennis a CD-ROM
> with all the files on it, then he can load on his ftp site for people
> to work on them. That way the job can be spread out. Some of the
> files are zipped, some not. I'm burning them as they are now on a
> CD-ROM. I'll burn "Tandy's Little Wonder" on there as well as the
> OS-9 and OS-K "Quick Reference Guides".
>
> Sound like a good plan?

Sounds spiffing.  Get us the raw data, we'll do the rest.

Did you replace the tube in the Kaypro you built the Coco 3 into?  I'm 
planning such a transplant, I've got a Kaypro 16 and an early Compaq 
luggable, I'd prefer to build it into the Compaq.  (I've also got a 
TRS-80 4p, but no way in Hell will I gut it no matter how I prefer the 
6809 to the Z-80) -- LS-DOS is still the best single user OS ever 
written  (OS-9 even on a Coco One is a multi-user OS)..
-- 
Ward Griffiths    wdg3rd at comcast.net    http://home.comcast.net/~wdg3rd/

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