Date:         Thu, 11 Nov 1999 02:58:40 EST
Reply-To:     ThingGuy@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Lashley <ThingGuy@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Make your own CD copy (was Re: A complete parts list for Syncro??)
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In a message dated 11/10/99 10:00:50 PM, owner-LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
wrote:

<<Of course, if we all had CDs (or even microfiche), we wouldn't
need VW dealership parts counters except for a few real dealer only
parts.... I would think they know that...
>>

Here's the deal.

If you scan all the pages from the catalog into Adobe Acrobat, (version 5.0),
Adobe will convert all of the text and  numbers on each page into real text
and numbers.  With this done, you can then have a searchable catalog in
Adobe.  Lay this off to a CD and all you need is Acrobat reader.  You still
won't have the VW part numbers. but you can print out the page and take this
to the dealer.

Scan all the copies from all the catalogs, and you have a very high demand
item.

Of course you will need to get permission from VW to do this.

There isn't much to search for in the illustrations, but there is an index in
the front of the catalog that describes what is on that panel, and what model
and country it refers to.

Steve Lashley
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