Laptops suck... this is the REAL McCoy
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have one myself, heaven forbid if the bulb pukes out
ozflea
Good ol' BP Zoom 25-1
I had one years ago and was glad to see the back side of it i run all my ipl's on an older computer it also contains my inventry .... all backed up to CD.
Mc Bob.
Mc Bob.
Sprig
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Welp, I think its cool! When the grid crashes and PC world is back ta playing wit rocks and sticks and scratchin their, um, heads, Andy will Stihl be able to smoke signal you details of ancient carb assemblies :chainsawguy:
Not only that, when the aliens land it may be one of the easier things they can figure out....................*runs for coathangers and tinfoil*
Ya, is late (early) time ta hit the hay fer sure.
Not only that, when the aliens land it may be one of the easier things they can figure out....................*runs for coathangers and tinfoil*
Ya, is late (early) time ta hit the hay fer sure.
some files are only accessible via microfiche. perhaps model is so old and rare. mfg will not spend $$ to convert to digital.
really old files are only available on paper catalogs.
when I had to use one daily, years ago. hated it.... always gave me a headache.
really old files are only available on paper catalogs.
when I had to use one daily, years ago. hated it.... always gave me a headache.
Geeez Andy, collecting old puter stuff, da leopard must be loosing some teeth :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:
I bet you are not going to use it. On a flea market a few years ago, I bought and old school linear (manual calculator), because it brought back souvenirs from my youth. It's still laying in the shed somewhere, never ever used it. You have to let old things go sometimes
Dadatwins
Addicted to ArboristSite
Nice antique, I saw some of these at a yard sale want me to send you a few?
http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/images/leeabacus-oblique.jpg
http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/images/leeabacus-oblique.jpg
SawTroll
Information Collector
SawTroll
Information Collector
fiche went out in the 60's ol-guy................................
Not in my experience, more like the 80ies........
NEK VT
ArboristSite Operative
Also
It's also antiquated clunky... hard to find parts for.. and has no new media being created for it.... yaaaaaay
not to mention the media you do have will fill up boxes and boxes when it could judt all be on one cd
lol
I'll stick with the computer
It's also antiquated clunky... hard to find parts for.. and has no new media being created for it.... yaaaaaay
not to mention the media you do have will fill up boxes and boxes when it could judt all be on one cd
lol
I'll stick with the computer
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SawTroll
Information Collector
...unless the media for it contains info that is not availiable elsewhere........:greenchainsaw:
NEK VT
ArboristSite Operative
well
If it is available it is available on a PC.... If i were him i would scan in all the images... and make a quick html table of contents and burn it to CD... Then I would probally shoot that thing a few times with the 30-06 and sell copys of the CD on ebay and on here....
If it is available it is available on a PC.... If i were him i would scan in all the images... and make a quick html table of contents and burn it to CD... Then I would probally shoot that thing a few times with the 30-06 and sell copys of the CD on ebay and on here....
Log Splitter
ArboristSite Guru
Microfiche made it well into the '80s. I used to fix mainframe computers and all my tech info and IPLs were on fiche. Lake's picture brought back some memories for me.
It was not until the PC really caught on that the microfiche technology became obsolete.
Good post!
It was not until the PC really caught on that the microfiche technology became obsolete.
Good post!
Not in my experience, more like the 80ies........
Troll settle down.......I was teasing Andy.................I still see them used by my local husky dealer.....The have most everything they sell on fiche.....
Looks like there computer is still on DOS ..
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Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
Nice antique, I saw some of these at a yard sale want me to send you a few?
http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/images/leeabacus-oblique.jpg
Sorry.. not antiques! Almost every corner store in Japan still uses one...
RiverRat2
Serio Tree Freak
Fiche!!!!!
I prefer my Fiche,,,,Salmon, planked, (Alder or cedar) smoked on the grill,,,
Fresh spinach salad a little salsa W/lime Rice Pilaf and a cold Mirror Pond Pale ale!!!!!!!!!!!! :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :help:
I prefer my Fiche,,,,Salmon, planked, (Alder or cedar) smoked on the grill,,,
Fresh spinach salad a little salsa W/lime Rice Pilaf and a cold Mirror Pond Pale ale!!!!!!!!!!!! :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :help:
rick_saws
ArboristSite Lurker
Hybrid microfilm/computers
We actually used microfilm cartridges to store images of documents up through 1996 - we filmed about 10 million pages from '92 to '96, before we switched to CDs. The cool part was the machine that had both a film reader and a computer in it, so you could type in the page numbers you wanted printed. The machine would zoom through the pages and do the printing autommatically, so you wouldn't have to go cross-eyed staring at the screen all day.
Don't ask me how many trees we killed doing all that printing . . . but I'm sure the loggers supplying the paper industry weren't complaining!
- Rick
We actually used microfilm cartridges to store images of documents up through 1996 - we filmed about 10 million pages from '92 to '96, before we switched to CDs. The cool part was the machine that had both a film reader and a computer in it, so you could type in the page numbers you wanted printed. The machine would zoom through the pages and do the printing autommatically, so you wouldn't have to go cross-eyed staring at the screen all day.
Don't ask me how many trees we killed doing all that printing . . . but I'm sure the loggers supplying the paper industry weren't complaining!
- Rick
beelsr
ArboristSite Guru
I still have my reader for my Audi IPLs and factory manuals. but it's in a box because PDF is so much more convenient. And printable.
Viruses? I haven't had a virus since the Jerusalem virus back in, oh....., 1989 maybe. And if you burn it to a CD, you're good for YEARS before you need to burn it again.
And it won't work in 200 years - the bulb will let it's smoke out LONG before that. Trust me - it it knows just when you need the docu the most. And it goes poof!
And then good luck finding a replacement bulb. :chainsawguy:
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
It uses a Standard" halogen projector bulb... it came with a spare. Says on the side "estimated life - 40 hours". Hmmm... A small array of the new high power LEDs... for focused sunlight..
I'll probably scan the older Stihl stuff, but the huge amount of Echo, Poulan and Homelite data isn't worth it for the handful of times I'll (maybe) need to access it.
Older IPL's are useful. Stihl has a habit of dropping the really old info and just showing you the upgrade path. That's great, unless you are in "restoration mode" or just want to put an old model back togther again.
I'll probably scan the older Stihl stuff, but the huge amount of Echo, Poulan and Homelite data isn't worth it for the handful of times I'll (maybe) need to access it.
Older IPL's are useful. Stihl has a habit of dropping the really old info and just showing you the upgrade path. That's great, unless you are in "restoration mode" or just want to put an old model back togther again.
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