[T3] Microfiche

[Jim Adney]

On 14 Jun 2011 at 14:38, Gary Forsmo wrote:

> Problem: Even with a 10X magnifier, the information is too small to be
> readable.

If you've got room, official VW microfilm readers come up rather 
regularly on ebay, now that dealers no longer use them. They've been 
replaced with computers.

The place where I used to work had a reader that I was able to modify 
(make my own, larger stage) to accommodate the larger VW microfilm 
size. I no longer have access to that, and I don't think they even 
have it any more. Using that machine, I was able to print out most of 
the pages, but the quality is not good. Most of the microfilm arrived 
pretty scratched.

There is a place here in town that could probably scan the whole 
thing and put it on a CD. That would be great, but I have a feeling 
that they might hesitate to do it because of copyright issues. I 
haven't approached them about this since my copied pages usually 
serve my needs.

You might also find a copy of the VW ETKA disk, which is what the 
dealers now use on their PCs, but those are much later and don't show 
many parts for our cars. I see these are available on ebay for just 
under $10 with shipping.

Because I recently bought a 2011 VW, I'm interested in the current 
ETKA. I see that the people selling these are in England and shipping 
is a significant part of the cost, but they'll ship additional copies 
for no additional shipping charge. Anyone else want one?

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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