1970 Owner's Manual

jvandyke · 01-25-2008

Don't remember seeing an owner's manual online available digital so I scanned mine and built a pdf out of it. It's huge though. 155mb.
Maybe if it's worth it it can be moved to the tech section or something.

yellaopelgt · 01-25-2008

I couldnt get it to load... might just be my computer tho. Is it the Factory Service Manual or just the small owners manual?

jvandyke · 01-25-2008

It's just the little owner's manual but it has good stuff in it and I thought it would be nice to archive it. It's a really big file, I scanned it at 300dpi just because it is pretty fine print and lower res was fuzzy. Maybe the large file size is making load time so long it stalls? I had a hard time uploading it to a server but it seemed to load alright for me on a web browser. I was thinking if it's worth it, Gary could move to this server and leave it there. Would be nice to OCR it or something, make it digital text (with pictures), so it's searchable and all that. Maybe if I get ambitious or if someone knows an easy way to do that.

I think the problem is the browser trying to load the pdf within itself but it's so large it takes forever (like 15+minutes)
On a Mac with Safari it loads alright within the browser
XP with IE 7.0 it might have finished loading, I gave up
XP with IE 6.0 it downloaded it (took a good 10 minutes) doesn't try to load the pdf within the browser but rather a pop up asks if you want to download it, (much nicer as far as I'm concerned)
XP with Firefox it also tries to load within the browser and takes FOREVER

I can try to make the file size smaller I guess but if the quality tanks and you can't read it, why bother?
Sorry, amateur computer geek here.

2 Fast 4 U · 01-25-2008

Originally Posted by jvandyke

I can try to make the file size smaller I guess but if the quality tanks and you can't read it, why bother?
Sorry, amateur computer geek here.

Why not make more files in smaller segments??

deaconblues010266 · 09-28-2008

I would think compressing the file will help. If not try to upload it to a file sharing service and I will see what I can do with Acrobat Pro. I can either make it a smaller file size, or I can separate it into smaller "chapters.

" p.s. I have a 70 gt without a manual, So I have a personal intrest here.

01-25-2008	#1 (permalink)
jvandyke Opeler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hudsonville, Michigan, USA Posts: 1,794	Unanswered: 1970 Owner's Manual Don't remember seeing an owner's manual online available digital so I scanned mine and built a pdf out of it. It's huge though. 155mb. Maybe if it's worth it it can be moved to the tech section or something. __________________ "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." Benjamin Franklin

01-25-2008	#2 (permalink)
yellaopelgt No....its not a Buick.... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: IL. Posts: 1,042 Provided Answers: 1	I couldnt get it to load... might just be my computer tho. Is it the Factory Service Manual or just the small owners manual? __________________ What ...we got here...is........failure......................... to communicate.... Some men,you just cant reach...so you get what we had here last week...which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it...I dont like it, any more than you men...

01-25-2008	#3 (permalink)
jvandyke Opeler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hudsonville, Michigan, USA Posts: 1,794	It's just the little owner's manual but it has good stuff in it and I thought it would be nice to archive it. It's a really big file, I scanned it at 300dpi just because it is pretty fine print and lower res was fuzzy. Maybe the large file size is making load time so long it stalls? I had a hard time uploading it to a server but it seemed to load alright for me on a web browser. I was thinking if it's worth it, Gary could move to this server and leave it there. Would be nice to OCR it or something, make it digital text (with pictures), so it's searchable and all that. Maybe if I get ambitious or if someone knows an easy way to do that. I think the problem is the browser trying to load the pdf within itself but it's so large it takes forever (like 15+minutes) On a Mac with Safari it loads alright within the browser XP with IE 7.0 it might have finished loading, I gave up XP with IE 6.0 it downloaded it (took a good 10 minutes) doesn't try to load the pdf within the browser but rather a pop up asks if you want to download it, (much nicer as far as I'm concerned) XP with Firefox it also tries to load within the browser and takes FOREVER I can try to make the file size smaller I guess but if the quality tanks and you can't read it, why bother? Sorry, amateur computer geek here. __________________ "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." Benjamin Franklin Last edited by jvandyke; 01-25-2008 at 10:04 AM.

09-28-2008	#5 (permalink)
deaconblues010266 Opeler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 7 Logbook Entries: 3	File compression I would think compressing the file will help. If not try to upload it to a file sharing service and I will see what I can do with Acrobat Pro. I can either make it a smaller file size, or I can separate it into smaller "chapters." p.s. I have a 70 gt without a manual, So I have a personal intrest here.

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