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Digitizing Old Magazines?

"I have a lot of old video game magazines, they're nice for playing 'classic games' because a lot of classics are impossible without the manual, and hard without a magazine (the magazine obviously negates the need for a manual usually). But they'd get damaged with a flatbed scanner, and digital cameras are hard to set up right for capturing old magazines. I know that old documents are digitally archived with very high-res cameras..." So, the question is, what is the best way to capture all the information in old magazines in digital format? Does anyone have a home-built rig taking after the angled-pair-of-scanners setup that Project Gutenburg uses?

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  1. Let me guess... by RabidMoose · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...this is probably the result of a "compromise" between you and your wife, because those old mags are taking up too much shelf space?

  2. Re:Don't destroy the magazines by eclectro · · Score: 5, Funny

    Europeans have no moral, ethical or legal obligation to pay for anything developed and sold by an American company.

    Thems is invasion words.

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    Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"