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Preserving Old Research Notes and Documents?

Posted by Cliff on from the reclaiming-space-from-unnecessary-paper dept.

twistedcubic asks: "I have several thousand 8.5 x 11 inch dead tree pages of notes and research that takes up too much storage space. I would like to have all these notes scanned into PDF files (for example) so I can recycle the pages and reclaim storage space. Does anyone know of a store that provides this service, or an inexpensive machine that will do the job in a reasonable amount of time?"

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  1. In a few months time... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    In a few months time... coming as a duplicated story post...

    "I have several thousand PDF files taking up too much disk storage space. I would like to have all these files printed on to 8.5 x 11 inch dead tree pages of notes so I can delete the files, empty the recycle bin and reclaim storage space. Does anyone know of a store that provides this service, or an inexpensive machine that will do the job in a reasonable amount of time?"

    For future reference, I suggest a printer.

    --BladeMelbourne

  2. The unorthodox method by UnapprovedThought · · Score: 2, Funny
    1. Climb to the top of a tall building
    2. Find the side that is closest to the parking lot
    3. Shake all of the pages out
    4. Have an assistant below shoo away potential meddlers
    5. Pull out your 12Mpixel camera
    6. Take several pictures as the papers flip end-over-end
    7. ??? (do some really amazing 3-D stuff with GIMP)
    8. Convert pictures to PDF
  3. simple by urdine · · Score: 2, Funny

    Print them in a book and wait for Google Print to scan them all for you.