[ARC5] [Milsurplus] [MRCA] AN/PRC-74 Schematics

[Robert Newberry]

There is also the antique radio and Wireless communication museum ...think
I got the name wrong in Windsor, CT that tries very hard to preserve this
info too.

I watched a PBS documentary on a guy who collected vinyl records. According
to the national archives all of the music that was put to vinyl on 10% is
available to the public. They said this guy has over 80% of all vinyl ever
made.

Sad thing is ...no one cares or is interested he can't find anyone
interested in it. He is trying to find a home for his collection valued at
over 50 million his asking price is 8 million ...still no offers.
On Dec 2, 2012 8:02 PM, "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:

> >
> > On Dec 1, 2012, at 2:40 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> >> BUT, my concern is long term.
> >
> > Where I worked till retirement (National institute of Standards and
> Technology) I knew a fellow who was their expert in microfilm.  He and
> the US National Archivist were on first name basis.  He strongly
> believed that the way to make stuff available to the most people most
> easily was with computers.  He also adamantly believed that the ONLY way
> to preserve printed information for the LONG term was microfilm. Period.
>
> Yes and no.
>
> I like computers because they and the SW are now mature and stable enough
> that the information can be copied and distributed at essentially no cost.
> Furthermore, the files can be stored on any technology, from 8" floppies
> to Flash RAM, to hard drives to CDs and DVDs to cloud servers. OIf you
> want backups, they are just a click away.
>
> Microfilm or fiche is largely a dying format, IMO. Just try and get a
> fiche duplicated. I was able to, but it took going to MIT Graphic Arts to
> get it done. Also, the media, either silver or dry diazo, is not eternal.
>
> Finally, it takes special rquipment to get a hard copy of even 1 page.
> Also, if the image is corrupted, you are screwed. Andsome of the images
> I've seen are pretty bad.
>
> IMO, the way to go for mere mortal is Acrobat or a clone that makes
> compatible files.
>
> >> ... Google, by scanning it incompletely, is
> >> hastening the very loss of information they are seeking to preserve.
> >
> > I think they do not really have a noble, altruistic, conservators
> viewpoint on preserving stuff.  They really only want profit.
> > Claiming to have scanned lots of stuff is just part of that.
>
> No argument.
>
> In fact, Google is probably using their other businesses to data mine. An
> example:
>
> A couple of days ago, I received an email link of a snow globe. The text
> said 'enter your street address to see a pic of your house in the globe'.
> Oh, BTW, you had to have Cookies enabled or it would not work.
>
> Well, the app is simple...  it grabs a pic of the address you enter from
> Google Street View and pastes it into the snow globe.
>
> The site is:  http://www.draftfcb.com/holiday2011/
>
> BUT, Google now has set a Cookie in your computer and can tie that to the
> street address you entered. Sure, you may have entered a friends address
> also, but while gathering Street View pics, that have also been logging
> ISP information.
>
> Anybody want to bet they are not correloating it?
>
> Google may be out to do 'good', but it's THEIR vision og good.
>
> YMMV,
>
> -John
>
> ============
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > Roy Morgan
> > k1lky at earthlink.net
> > K1LKY Since 1958 - Keep 'em Glowing!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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