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| Re: Peculiar component ad [message #387578 is a reply to message #387570] |
Sat, 05 October 2019 15:15   |
hancock4
Messages: 6746
Registered: December 2011
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On Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 1:58:42 PM UTC-4, David Wade wrote:
> On 05/10/2019 10:54, Don Poitras wrote:
>> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>>> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>> >>> https://books.google.com/books?id=bjkjAQAAMAAJ&dq=railwa y%20%22card-to-tape%22&pg=RA1-PA57#v=onepage&q&f =false
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>>>> The first link goes to an ad for Scotchlok Type R, with an
>>>> enlarged drawing of the unit at a 45 degree angle.
>>> No, really it doesn't ... here's a screenshot of the scaled-down page
>>> <http://andyburns.uk/misc/not-a-scotchlok.png>
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>> Andy, the link in your screenshot is different. The original is books.google.com and you have
>> books.google.co.uk with "redir_esc" and other stuff. The Google UK isn't doing the redirect
>> correctly.
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> Thats the issue. Thats what I get when I click the link. Pretty sure
> Google Books hides lots of stuff from EU readers.
Google books is weird. Some volumes are viewable but many of the
same title are restricted to 'snippet view' which is worthless.
That is, the 1952 volume of Railway Age might be available, but the
1953 volume may be restricted.
The indexing is strange, too. For instance, if you search on
"Remington Rand", you'll get a few hits but miss many entries.
On the other hand, you'll get hits which are wrong (no Remington
entry).
But I must admit it's a treasure trove of historical information.
The collections of "Michigan Technic" and "Railway Signaling
& Communications" are loaded with juicy old ads and articles
on technology.
As an aside, the relatively more recent Technic's have ads
recruiting engineers. They all promise positive atmospheres
of interesting research and room for growth. (Some engineering
jobs were boring grunt work). I wonder if modern engineering
jobs and recruitment still offer a positive atmosphere, I suspect
not.
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| Re: Peculiar component ad [message #387603 is a reply to message #387563] |
Sun, 06 October 2019 06:48 |
Andy Burns
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Registered: June 2012
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Quadibloc wrote:
> you don't live in the U.S., so you're getting "snippet view"
> instead of a preview.
Oh well, I might as well ignore books.google links, if it shows
different things to different people ...
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| Re: Peculiar component ad [message #387619 is a reply to message #387603] |
Mon, 07 October 2019 05:49 |
Quadibloc
Messages: 4399
Registered: June 2012
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On Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 4:48:29 AM UTC-6, Andy Burns wrote:
> Oh well, I might as well ignore books.google links, if it shows
> different things to different people ...
But that's what happiness is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFB2dk5tNqg
Seriously: some of the links shown here are valid in other countries, and at
least those have been very interesting.
John Savard
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