VMs: RE: Imaging Project comment: support

["Jim Comegys" <Comegys_J@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: 	Jim Gillogly
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> Sent: 	Friday, January 2, 2004 12:14 PM
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> Subject: 	VMs: Jim Reeds is now out of the loop on the imaging project
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> It is a very useful and important matter to have a quality copy of the Voynich Ms.  i offer my support.  What do you suggest?
>  Jim Comegys
> 
> 
> Rene said:
> > Jim Reeds should
> > be contacted first, since he will know the 
> > situation.
> 
> Quite right.
> 
> I checked with Jim, and have appended his message below.  There was
> a long delay due to the Beinecke's needs and Luna Imaging starting
> a new office near them, but as Jim says, they were not at all
> responsive.  This is a big disappointment, since the head of Luna
> seemed quite interested in the project when Jim and I met with him
> in Southern California some years ago.
> 
> After this much time, I think we'll need to restart the project
> completely.
> 
> > --- Robert Teague <rteague@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> That's why we need to revive the Color Slide
> >>> Aquisition Project.
> >>> 
> >>> I'm willing to call the library, and get the
> >>> pertinent information. And under
> >>> the "if you bring it up, you've volunteered" rule, I
> >>> suppose I'll have to
> >>> do the coordinating...   : )
> 
> That works for me.  Any objections?  As Jim noted, we'll probably
> need to revisit the whole funding issue.  As I told him, I'll pledge
> $1000 toward the project.
> 
> My main question to pass ask of the librarians is: "Which imaging
> companies would you allow to do this project?"  I assume there's a
> short list, and that Luna is still on it, but who knows?
> 
> 	Jim Gillogly
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: VMs: Research Note:  "1708" Update]
> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 08:12:08 -0500 (EST)
> From: James A. Reeds <reeds@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: vms-archive@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> > Hi, Jim -
> > 
> > Is this a good time to weigh in with an update on the imaging project?
> > Have things settled down for you yet?
> > 
> > I'm still in for $1000 on the project if it's needed.
> > 
> > Happy New Year --
> > 
> >     Jim
> 
> Jim,
> 
> I suppose I have considered myself out of the project for
> some time now.  I still think Luna Imaging would be a good
> choice to do the work, but the long series of delays and
> unreturned phone calls and letters makes me doubt that they
> are really interested in doing the work.
> 
> And Mark Perakh's money source is probably no longer interested.
> 
> At any rate I am still too busy to do the work.
> 
> Jim
> -- 
> Jim Reeds
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