Car dealers got rid of their microfiche readers years ago...however, there may be one out there in someone's parts "attic"....I wish that I had known about it when it happened....Marsha in WV n.east wrote: >A Microfiche reader may be your best bet. Second hand ones can be found relatively cheap. Many places used them for reading inventory listings (spare parts) etc. Now they have switched to computers, the reader/s have been relegated to the "backroom", if still on hand. Check local second hand stores or spare parts suppliers. They may have some. Scanners/printers for home use don't have the magnification capability to enable microfiche to be read. > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: squirrelena@yahoo.com >>Sent: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:18:17 -0700 (PDT) >>To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] GEN-COMP-TIPS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 93 - Scanners >> >>While on the subject of scanners, could someone tell >>me if there is a relatively inexpensive >>scanner/printer that lets you read microfilm? >> >>I am still using XP with 1410 printer all in one. >> >>Thanks >> >>Shirley >> >> >>--- gen-comp-tips-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >> >> >> >>> >>> >>>> 6. Re: Photos (patssi@telus.net) >>>> >>>> >>> 7. Re: Scanners (Art Seddon) >>> 8. Re: Scanners (Lowell E Nichols) >>> 9. Re: Scanners (JLB) >>> >>> >> >>____________________________________________________________________________________ >>Be a better friend, newshound, and >>know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. >>http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ >>-------------------------------------- >>Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >>gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I haven't looked, but has anybody tried on e:bay or google? Art Seddon ----- Original Message ----- From: "marsha moses" <mosesm@earthlink.net> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Scanners for microfiche Car dealers got rid of their microfiche readers years ago...however, there may be one out there in someone's parts "attic"....I wish that I had known about it when it happened....Marsha in WV n.east wrote: >A Microfiche reader may be your best bet. Second hand ones can be found >relatively cheap. Many places used them for reading inventory listings >(spare parts) etc. Now they have switched to computers, the reader/s have >been relegated to the "backroom", if still on hand. Check local second hand >stores or spare parts suppliers. They may have some. Scanners/printers for >home use don't have the magnification capability to enable microfiche to be >read. > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: squirrelena@yahoo.com >>Sent: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:18:17 -0700 (PDT) >>To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] GEN-COMP-TIPS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 93 - Scanners >> >>While on the subject of scanners, could someone tell >>me if there is a relatively inexpensive >>scanner/printer that lets you read microfilm? >> >>I am still using XP with 1410 printer all in one. >> >>Thanks >> >>Shirley >> >> >>--- gen-comp-tips-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >> >> >> >>> >>> >>>> 6. Re: Photos (patssi@telus.net) >>>> >>>> >>> 7. Re: Scanners (Art Seddon) >>> 8. Re: Scanners (Lowell E Nichols) >>> 9. Re: Scanners (JLB) >>> >>> >> >>____________________________________________________________________________________ >>Be a better friend, newshound, and >>know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. >>http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ >>-------------------------------------- >>Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >>gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message