[TUHS] Help Scanning UNIX V5-V7 Manuals

[Clem Cole via TUHS]

You need a book scanner.   A really good one can cost many thousands of
dollars.  I have a CZAR Shine Ultra Series, which sells for about $250-$350
depending on the model.  Its big brother is the ET24, which is around $590
on Amazon.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 8:44 AM Yufeng Gao via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've borrowed these UNIX manuals (full V5-V7) from Prof. Ian Hayes, to have
> them preserved.
>
> https://thebrokenpipe.com/uploads/unix_manuals.jpg
>
> They're from UNSW and are slightly different compared to the existing
> scans/troff sources. Does anyone know if there's any way to scan these?
> These
> are bound books, which makes them difficult to scan as they do not lay
> flat on
> flatbed scanners or work at all with auto document feed. Given these aren't
> mine and I need to return them, I cannot scan them destructively.
>
> Would appreciate any pointers/tips.
>
> Sincerely,
> Yufeng