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Wasn't sure if this was the right section or not since it's not directly related to the site, but it's still a "how do I" subject so I figured I'd give it a try. So anyway I just got a scanner over the weekend. It's nothing industrial or even expensive. It's a basic Canon all-in one scanner / printer / copier from Wal-Mart. I should point out that I probably wouldn't be using it to contribute anything to the site. Not that I'd be against the idea - in fact I think it would be cool to help out - but rather because I'm sure that it doesn't come close to the site's professional-quality standards. I bought it primarily to make backup copies of my photos, drawings and documents but then I started thinking about how fun it would be to make my own ebooks (the resolution limits won't matter as much on a small screen). I have no idea how to cleanly go about doing this though, so I figured that I'd ask you guys. In short, how do you go about de-binding a book that uses glue other than staples, and does the book have to be completely destroyed or is it at all salvageable in the process? Is there a way to get it back together once you're finished? I'd love to hear your advice as I take my first amateur steps towards book preservation.

Yeah i saw that earlier today I'm really excited for this one. I especially loved the music on the trailer, high hopes.

I played this and the sequel ghoul patrol and had many fun nights playing this in my room with my little cousin and we'd both wear 3d glasses just to get into it a little more.

like the majority here, i did not have a Genesis growing up. But, my best friend did, and we played it quite a bit. He also had a 32x and a Sega-CD (and YES, we totally made the Sega CDX!) Here's what i can remember playing at his place (in no particular order, but with thoughts given): Golden Axe. not sure if he had the 6-pak cartridge or a stand alone Golden Axe, but this is the game we played the most. still love it. i always equate this game with the Genesis because of so many good afternoons, right after getting out of school for the day. Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic & Knuckles. all classics, of course. Sonic 2 was my favorite until the debut of Knuckles, who i immediately supported. Virtua Fighter. not sure which #, or if this was the 32x version or not. this is definitely not a very good fighting game, although it was hyped as the first 3d fighter. i remember we both got pretty bored by it because we were used to MK2 and SF2, but we amused ourselves by trying to force the other to fall out of the ring. whatever it takes, right? some boxing game where you could create your own boxer. i wanna say it was Ready 2 Rumble but i may be mistaken there. he had created a fighter named Icicle who was completely blue. we didn't play this one much because he always kicked my ass at it. Comix Zone. oh man, this game is so friggin' difficult, but a lot of fun. i'm a big comics fan, so the animation and frame-by-frame setup was so cool to see. when i bought a Genesis a year or two back, this was one of the first games i sought out. and then there was Lethal Enforcers. it sounds awesome, it's based off an arcade game, what could go wrong? the answer: everything. we actively tried to convince ourselves that it was a good game, but it just wasn't happening. it's a shooter game, made for use with those plastic guns. but we didn't have those. so you scrolled around the screen with the d-pad and used a or b to shoot. it was tedious, and stupid, and might have been ok with a Zapper, but just no. So maybe technically not a terrible game, but my experience with it definitely was.

My recommendation is to buy a launch model Japanese Saturn with a broken disc drive, and then get a Rhea. (The Saturn model will be HST-3200; see below). The Rheas seem to go on sale more often than Phoebes. You'll be ditching the disc drive anyway, so save yourself some money and get the model I specified with a broken disc drive on eBay or Amazon. That's what I did, because I didn't own a Saturn at the time and it seemed like the most efficient way to get it done. Of course, if you have a Saturn already and definitely want to keep it instead of selling it and getting a different one, you'll need to open it up to find out whether you need a Rhea or Phoebe. The manufacturer's page has the details. My main reason for going this route was because it seemed (and still seems) like it's much easier to get a Rhea. http://www.segaretro.org/Sega_Saturn#HST-3200.2FHST-3210

35 mm films can be rescaned at a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160. It is technically and roughly the estimated amount of visuall bits of data that can be stored digitally and scale naturally. Rescanning film such as Lord of the Rings in 2160p would not work without re -creating the special effects which were added overtop the film by a 3d graphics arts program. Three "old" films that I know of which have been re-scanned at 2160p are Casablanca Terminator Total Recall

You are correct. I've never tried to be coy about it. And you, sir, live in Montana or Wyoming and suffer from a rare disease that causes your skin and bones to be transparent, am I correct? That's the impression I get, anyway.