At 07:25 PM 4/5/98 -0700, Ray Hunnam wrote:
>While at it why don't we try and
>organize one of our list members with access to the microfiche of
>Vanagon parts, you  know the one with the exploded diagrams of
> how our vans are put together, and copy them onto CD.
I thought about this, even looked into it a bit. The first problem I
encountered was in scanning the microfiche--you need an extremely
high-resolution scanner to accurately capture the content on the fiche. I
called around to several service bureaus in Seattle and was unable to locate
anyone that could handle this type of material. It can probably be done, but
the cost would be prohibitive. I guess you could use a fiche reader that
prints hard copy and scan the hard copy, but that would be a *lot* of labor,
especially considering the number of fiche's you would have to process to
cover all the models and production years. I wonder if this info is on the
AllData CDs?

-Mark McCulley