Porsche Electronic Catalog (PET)
03-28-2002, 01:34 AM
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Hobbes,
Try ebay. They pop up from time to time. BTW, if you see shop manuals on CD, I think that's copyright infringement on the original thing, and besides that, they're not nearly as good as the real deal (I've seen the CD and, FWIW, get the real thing)
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Try ebay. They pop up from time to time. BTW, if you see shop manuals on CD, I think that's copyright infringement on the original thing, and besides that, they're not nearly as good as the real deal (I've seen the CD and, FWIW, get the real thing)
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03-28-2002, 11:35 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by Edward:
<strong>BTW, if you see shop manuals on CD, I think that's copyright infringement on the original thing, and besides that, they're not nearly as good as the real deal (I've seen the CD and, FWIW, get the real thing)</strong><hr></blockquote>
Actually, they are both copyright infringements. The PET CD was illegally copied and sold by someone until Porsche stopped them. The new version is almost impossible to copy.
<strong>BTW, if you see shop manuals on CD, I think that's copyright infringement on the original thing, and besides that, they're not nearly as good as the real deal (I've seen the CD and, FWIW, get the real thing)</strong><hr></blockquote>
Actually, they are both copyright infringements. The PET CD was illegally copied and sold by someone until Porsche stopped them. The new version is almost impossible to copy.
03-28-2002, 02:34 PM
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[quote]Originally posted by Edward:
<strong>BTW, if you see shop manuals on CD, ... they're not nearly as good as the real deal</strong><hr></blockquote>
I agree. I have both the authentic shop manual 8 vol. set from <a href="http://www.my-porsche.com/technical/tech2.htm#work" target="_blank">My- Porsche.com</a> & the pirated CD bought on eBay. The CD is a scanned copy in Adobe pdf format. While the CD is a useful adjunct to the real books, it's no substitute. The CD's image quality is good (not great), I've found a few missing pages. it is NOT word/phrase searchable & there's the copyright issue.
<strong>BTW, if you see shop manuals on CD, ... they're not nearly as good as the real deal</strong><hr></blockquote>
I agree. I have both the authentic shop manual 8 vol. set from <a href="http://www.my-porsche.com/technical/tech2.htm#work" target="_blank">My- Porsche.com</a> & the pirated CD bought on eBay. The CD is a scanned copy in Adobe pdf format. While the CD is a useful adjunct to the real books, it's no substitute. The CD's image quality is good (not great), I've found a few missing pages. it is NOT word/phrase searchable & there's the copyright issue.