[R-390] A modest proposal (was Y2K Addendum)

[Barry Hauser]

Hi Tim

That's what I suspected -- you're a bit out of synch.  That was the original
version -- about 4.3 megs overall.

The latest revision is on Al Tirevold's web site (where the Pearls of Wisdom
reside).

Go to http://www.r-390a.net/

Then scroll down to "References" and click on it, Then scroll down to R-390A
Y2K and click on it.

Or just try clicking on this:

http://209.35.120.129/Y2K-R2/index.htm

It's available by chapter or as one big file -- actually now 16.7 megs.  I
suggest downloading it as one big file so you can check out the
navigation/search capability.

It is referred to as the Y2K-R2.  The much larger size does not reflect
humongous additions... it somehow mushroomed when Al re-authored it in a
newer version of Acrobat.  It may well be when it is revised again, it will
shrink down.  Seemed to be some peculiarity of that Acrobat version as I
recall.

A number of corrections were made and navigation was added or improved.
Some additional photos were replaced with color and there may have been some
other things which I can't recall.

As I've mentioned before, way back when we embarked on the manual the first
time, someone suggested color photos.  I thought that might just be fluff
and would result in larger file size.  However, color beats even the best
quality original manual B & W's because it's easier to make out the
overlapping components in shots of the undersides of the modules.  Even with
the best black and white/greyscale, if two adjacent components are about the
same "grayness" they tend to merge together into an amorphous blob in black
and white.  I don't remember five years later who it was who clamored for
color, but it was a good idea and not fluff at all.

You really need to download the newer version and take the time to go
through it.  While you're at it, make sure that all the typos you found in
the old one were caught and corrected.


Barry



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Shoppa" <shoppa_r390a at trailing-edge.com>
To: <shoppa_r390a at trailing-edge.com>; <barry at hausernet.com>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] A modest proposal (was Y2K Addendum)


> Barry Hauser <barry at hausernet.com> wrote:
>> So -- Y2K should get a second revision to complete it and correct any
>> remaining typos.  (Are those typo's in the revision or original version?)
>
> The one I have is "Release 1.0, 2000-May-29".  Is there a more recent
> revision, and if there is where do I find it on the net?
>
> I have found a few little typos (part values in the schematics
> mostly) and at least one blaring thinko in that version, but I don't
> want to run around correcting that if there's something later and
> revised for me to start on.
>
> Tim.
>