Re: Great news from Apple Computer themselves regarding manuals

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Terry Allen writes ...
> 
> Alongside a number of projects I am involved with, I have been working with
> Apple Computer on the Apple II site & have been successful in gaining
> permission to reproduce any Apple II related manual online at the new Apple
> II site at http://www.educate.net.au/~apple2
> 
> We have been told that we are only allowed to reproduce the manuals at this
> location & that other sites wishing to do the same will have to seek
> permission themselves, including mirror sites.
> 
> All manuals must be reproduced word for word includiing legal statements
> etc..., along with images used within the manuals, so if you have the
> equipment to OCR any Apple II manuals from Apple Computer & reproduce the
> images, then format them into HTML, please do so, then we can get them
> online at the Apple II site.
>
 .... 

     This a quite a nice breakthrough!

     Regarding OCR, your best bet is, probably, to go with plain scanned
images-- i.e. pictures of the pages. OCR is a very time-consuming way to
archive text when a variety of font sizes and styles are employed.
Besides, pics will include any diagrams and charts on a page.

 

Rubywand