Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 694.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:20:51 +0000
From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@english.uga.edu>
Subject: A collational Comet
In late 1999, the University of Virginia bibliographical community had what
may have been a unique chance to see four different mechanical text
collators in action in the same room: the Hinman Collator, the Lindstrand
Comparator, the McLeod Portable Collator, and Hailey's Comet. Astoundingly,
this event was covered by the local press: see
http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/1999/37/collator.html
Here is further news on the local collational front:
Carter Hailey announces that, in response to a request from the Oxford
Spenser edition, he will be building a run of his COMET portable optical
collators in March 2001. Employing a system of dual bookshelves and a pair
of flexibly mounted mirrors, the collator permits the side-by-side
comparison of two copies of a book or other document in order to detect
variation. The COMET is small, lightweight (with the smaller stand about 20
lbs., a bit more for the large stand), and easy to adjust once you get the
hang of it. It has been used successfully in dozens of institutions
in both the US and the UK including the Folger, Huntington, Bodleian, and
Cambridge University Libraries. It is currently being used by the Cambridge
Jonson edition, and the Oslo Ibsen edition.
The COMET is available with the smaller bookstands (14" x 10") at $750,
with the larger stands (19" x 10") at $825, and with both for $975, plus
shipping. Detailed illustrations and instructions for assembly and use are
included.
For further information, telephone or write
Mr Carter Hailey
2110 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503
Phone 804/528-1564; email quarto1550@aol.com
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