"scoob" (scoobsti)
03/02/2015 at 11:10 • Filed to: None
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"scoob" (scoobsti)
03/02/2015 at 11:10 • Filed to: None | 5
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And I encounter this ancient machine.
Upon closer inspection, I learn that this machine is a force to be reckoned with.
Roadster Man
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:11 |
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It's for reading old newspapers, dummy!
...I think.
crowmolly
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:16 |
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Microfiche? Or Microfilm? I could never keep them straight.
Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:16 |
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READ ALL THE ARTICLES!!
Oh Microfiche, I haven't seen you since elementary school.
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scoob
> Roadster Man
03/02/2015 at 11:17 |
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THIS IS BEFORE MY TIME ( ° °)
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scoob
> Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
03/02/2015 at 11:18 |
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I thought this was a computer with missing bits lol.
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scoob
> crowmolly
03/02/2015 at 11:18 |
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Idk, I thought it was a computer...
philipilihp
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:20 |
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So when did it kick in... yo?
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Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:21 |
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Seriously? Fuck, now I feel old.
Lekker
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:34 |
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A lot of old original pieces are left to be scanned with the Micro thingy, I had a friend who showed me how they're used when I was at the Univ of Arizona, they seriously had a room full of them and some scattered around the libraries. They're a neat artifact, definitely not something you see everyday.
Xyl0c41n3
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:36 |
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It's a microfiche reader! Those things are actually pretty cool. But man, I haven't used one in ages. Back in the day (and somewhat still today, but not as much), every single page of a newspaper was photographed onto microfiche. That machine lets you view it without having to hunch over a light table looking at tiny strips of film through a loupe.
And obligatory... Bro, do you even VTEC?
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Xyl0c41n3
> Roadster Man
03/02/2015 at 11:37 |
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You are correct. It's a microfiche reader. ^_^
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scoob
> philipilihp
03/02/2015 at 11:37 |
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I didn't turn it on, so it didn't kick in. Yo.
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scoob
> Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
03/02/2015 at 11:38 |
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I'm 18, if that helps/makes everything worse.
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scoob
> Lekker
03/02/2015 at 11:39 |
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Cool, never seen one of these before! I thought it was a computer...
jariten1781
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:46 |
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No no...it's not a microfiche reader like people are saying. It's a 'electronic visual aid'. Basically a fancy magnifying glass. It's for people who can't see well to blow up text or images. You place them on the tray down there and they get shown at 20-60x I think on the monitor.
I suppose you could use it for microfiche but it wouldn't be nearly as good as a dedicated reader.
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scoob
> jariten1781
03/02/2015 at 11:51 |
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Did some googlings. You're right, this is just a magnifier for people with poor vision.
E. Julius
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:52 |
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Interesting that this one appears to be electronic (camera sends signal to that CRT). The only ones I've ever used, which I did only because I wanted to use one of these machines, have been a simple projector setup with a light to shine through the film and a magnifying lens to project it onto a screen. I imagine this model was probably a pretty early electronic model, although that's usually what I see in libraries these days.
It's not a microfilm reader haha
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E. Julius
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 11:55 |
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Just out of curiosity, have you ever used one of these?
We're pretty close in age, but I only barely remember learning how to use these at the very beginning of my elementary school career, so you might be on the other side of the cutoff.
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scoob
> E. Julius
03/02/2015 at 14:49 |
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What kind of hair pulling inducing contraption is that?!
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E. Julius
> scoob
03/02/2015 at 14:56 |
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(I hope I didn't misread a sarcastic comment…)
Library card catalog . Basically a physical database of everything in a library so you can search to see if they have what you want and where it is. Amazing the amount of effort it took to find and keep track of books before electronic record keeping. Fortunately I only ever had to use them as an academic exercise when I was in first grade.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> scoob
03/03/2015 at 03:04 |
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use to have microfiche readers at work , then the car makers decided let's make the spare parts catalogue on a disc instead.
and the only ones who have got a system working okay are Lexcom of Germany. (VW group & Mitsubishi use their services)
i shudder at the GM catalogue