metarog Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I have a complete set of O2 Games, boxes and manuals. However I haven’t used my scanner in years. I’ll give Atlantis a go tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 23 hours ago, metarog said: I have a complete set of O2 Games, boxes and manuals. However I haven’t used my scanner in years. I’ll give Atlantis a go tomorrow. My scanner is busted. Would close up IPhone pics work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bah Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 If a scanner is not available for anyone, I will volunteer to scan things and send the manual back. Drop me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bah Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) BTW, Nimble Number Ned was a players manual only. Ripped pages, rusted and pulled through staples. I think I need to print this version and replace the original. Very nice job Kirkland. Edited April 12, 2021 by bah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 18 hours ago, bah said: BTW, Nimble Number Ned was a players manual only. Ripped pages, rusted and pulled through staples. I think I need to print this version and replace the original. Very nice job Kirkland. Trust me, I growled a bit when I first popped the first few pages into Photoshop, then I mumbled, "something about a gift horse" and got to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Okay, so I know a bunch of you are just along for the ride (and manuals), but my angle is the preservation side of things. Now of course that makes for some ridiculously large filesizes, so just so you know the editing is all done at 600-1600 dpi before being resized down to manageable chunks. I like 48bit RAWs at 800dpi, but in the case of Computer Intro I take resolution over color depth and went with 24bit@1600dpi. http://www.atensionspan.com/Computer Intro_013.jpg Crazy, right? Anyways, up next is Smithereens! (compliments of Pickaxe Brad), since this Computer Intro manual is kicking my ass. Question for people with Computer Intro- I currently plan on putting the gatefold sheets (foldouts front and back of manual, and the goofy Glossary pages) right into the pdf manual where they are. Should I also put them in a separate, printable pdf set so they can be the "handy reference" it's supposed to be? Smithereens!.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Filesize shouldn't be an issue these days. Not in the days of 14,000,000,000,000 byte HDDs and more - costing $200 or less. I've seen 40MB scans of entire magazines, like Creative Computing. And they are essentially unreadable. Way way overcompressed. And these do a disservice to the community as they discourage anyone from making proper scans. Because, well, they're already done! Same thing with incomplete and partial (on purpose) scans. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, Kirkland said: Question for people with Computer Intro- I currently plan on putting the gatefold sheets (foldouts front and back of manual, and the goofy Glossary pages) right into the pdf manual where they are. Should I also put them in a separate, printable pdf set so they can be the "handy reference" it's supposed to be? How about both? Or default to whatever is aesthetically pleasing? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Both makes the most sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickaxe Brad! Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I'm hoping that this project is still going. I know that this will take a while amongst other priorities/responsibilities, so I'm patient. I appreciate the work you've put in so far. If there's something I can do (and not get in the way), I'm willing to help out where I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 It's ongoing- down two merchandisers at work and I had to cover for a salesman vacation. I've scanned all of my remaining manuals in the meantime, now it's just a matter of finding time to clean them up.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdoerty Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 I was just going down the rabbit hole of looking for instruction scans. And arrived at the same conclusion — that they don’t exist. Is there anything that I can do to help? Is there going to be a central place to find/access these? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) Still plugging away on these- separating into individual pages at the moment (the slow, tedious portion). Managed to pick up a 4th(!) scanner so I knocked out ~5000 pages this last week, but now I'm back to the editing stage to take a break- whatever that is. Still on the lookout for Atlantis, Demon Attack, the Nimble Numbers Ned Math Book, and possibly Power Lords. Besides these forum pages, I will get them uploaded to my evilbadman.com site (Under Kirkland's Manual Labor-not yet public) when I am closer to completion. Edited May 19, 2021 by Kirkland clarification 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Today was a good day. Not for scanning, though Alpine Skiing!.pdf Armored Encounter! -- Subchase!.pdf Baseball!.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 One more before sleepytime... Blockout! -- Breakdown!.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Quality in every detail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 Two more, then I better act busy... Bowling! -- Basketball!.pdf Casino Slot Machine!.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickaxe Brad! Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 12 hours ago, Keatah said: Quality in every detail. Magnavox Magnavox Magnavox Magnavox Magnavox Magnavox 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 Gotta knock out what I can while I'm on vacation. "Hey, what'd you do on vacation?" "uhhhh.." ? Computer Golf!.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Nappytime. Cosmic Conflict!.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Off to work because people suck. Maybe I'll get that vacation in June (haha) Dynasty!.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bah Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Thanks for all the work you are doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkland Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Just snagged Power Lords on Ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickaxe Brad! Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 5/20/2021 at 5:54 PM, Kirkland said: Gotta knock out what I can while I'm on vacation. "Hey, what'd you do on vacation?" "uhhhh.." ? Computer Golf!.pdf 3.53 MB · 24 downloads I hope you get another vacation soon, I need some more O2 reading material! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Which ones are still needed? I e got a new scanner now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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