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Andy.:
Seen this on ebay tonight and wondered what it is and what does it do/tell you  :?:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31348&item=4558100730

ChrisW:
It's the old style of parts catalogue - microfiche's - you know when you're watching some old american movie and they start pulling up old newspapers on a screen sortofthing - loads of info shrunk down too small to read without magnifying lots and lots

Wanderer:
Microfische was the old way of storing parts catalogues etc before computers took over.
You'd need a viewing machine which used to be larger than a PC. It wasn't easy when you first used them. You'd have to get used to the speed it travelled over the microfische.

Very outdated and difficult to use.
You'd need all of the fiches to make it even worthwhile. If the index one is missing then it's no good.

Ed

ChrisW:
Snap!  :lol:

Andy.:
Arh right, got you  :D

Interesting, I suppose you'd need something to be able to read them then  :?:

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