[TUHS] Help Scanning UNIX V5-V7 Manuals

[Adam Koszek via TUHS]

Yufeng,

If you’re in Bay Area, the bigger libraries have the book scanners. Call Mountain View public library. Stanford’s Green Library has such scanner for sure for public use. The folks at the frontdesk are helpful - they may give you hints on digitizing this stuff.

Adam 

> On Apr 15, 2026, at 12:32 PM, Clem Cole via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:
> 
> 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