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From: Nancy Padron <>
Subject: Re: Cuban Military Index
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 06:14:18 -0800
References: <4.2.2.20000402184721.00dbce70@mailbox.bellatlantic.net>


Hi Everyone,
I'm still available to lend whatever help is needed. Transcribing,
typing, faxing, emailing, scanning, proofing, ... you name it. Realize
there are a lot of entries, but there are also a lot of people willing
and able to help - I know we can do it!
Regards,
Nancy Padrón

Ed Elizondo wrote:
>
> We are taking the final steps to start the transcription project. We had
> to do several experiments to see which was the best way to handle the
> data (optical scanning didn't work at all!). You have to realize there
> are over 150,000 entries to transcribe!. We are reviewing the instructions
> for the volunteers now and we will get started shortly. If you want to
> take a sneak peek at the first 11 entries just visit:
> <http://www.cubagenweb.org/ejercito.htm>;
> Note that you must have JAVA enabled in your browser to see the actual entries.
> ----
> Estamos tomando los ultimos pasos para comenzar el proyecto de
> transcripcion. Tuvimos que hacer varios experimentos para decidir como
> mejor manejar los datos ("scanning" opticamente no funciono). Deben darse
> cuenta que hay mas de 150,000 entradas a transcribir. Estamos revisando
> las instrucciones para los voluntarios y pronto comenzaremos. Si desea ver
> las primeras 11 entradas visite:
> <http://www.cubagenweb.org/e-ejercito.htm>;
> Note que tiene que tener un "browser" con JAVA activado para poder ver las
> entradas.
>
> Cordialmente,
> Ed
>
> At 01:50 PM 4/2/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Count me in as another professional typist that would be willing to assist in
> >any way I can !!!!
> >
> >In a message dated 3/13/00 6:04:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> >writes:
> >
> ><< At 06:24 PM 3/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
> > >I am an excellent typist (very fast, actually) and have some free time. I
> > >would
> > >be happy to type any or all of the index and send them to you on disk
> > or via
> > >e-mail. Just let me know if I can help.
> > >
> > >Susan Muzio Conner
> > >Hartville, Ohio
> > Sounds like we have the beginnings of a volunteer project. As I understand
> > it the book is 1700 pages. If we can get pages scanned or typed, I could
> > easily make the information available on the CubaGenWeb web site for all to
> > use. This is how the Ship Transcribers Guild project works - a little bit
> > at a time.
> > Ed
> >
> >
> > Ed Elizondo
> > e-mail: <>
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> >
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