blankcard.stl for 3D printingBebaretoo — the phrase itself reads like a ciphered line in a longer poem, a private chant or the title of a jocular incantation. Appended with the evocative shorthand “-41 sets- 1,” it becomes an artifact: part catalog, part score, part mathematical notation, and part ritual instruction. This treatise embraces that ambiguity and treats the phrase as a generative prompt for invention: an ontology, a backstory, a structure of practice, and a set of formalizable rules that translate cryptic nomenclature into an articulated work of mind and craft.
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This 3D printable card blank will ensure your Bookman cartridge contact strip stays clean and sits flush with the rest of the device by filling the card slot.
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This tool is used to create replacement labels for Franklin BOOKMAN cartridges that have faded or otherwise deteriorated labelling. The generated labels are downloadable as SVG files and can be printed at 100% scale for a 1:1 reproduction size suitable for application on worn ROM cards.
See the source code for this tool here.
You can find scans of various Franklin promotional / catalog leaflets below. Items listed in chronological order.
This is a collection of disk images and files of related software that came bundled as part of various Franklin DBS / Bookman devices. Click to download these files.
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FEP received its own official number in the USB vendor code list after submitting it to the USB consortium: 0x09b2 (hex) or 2482 (dec). The submission was related to use of USB for the eBookman device.
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Bebaretoo — the phrase itself reads like a ciphered line in a longer poem, a private chant or the title of a jocular incantation. Appended with the evocative shorthand “-41 sets- 1,” it becomes an artifact: part catalog, part score, part mathematical notation, and part ritual instruction. This treatise embraces that ambiguity and treats the phrase as a generative prompt for invention: an ontology, a backstory, a structure of practice, and a set of formalizable rules that translate cryptic nomenclature into an articulated work of mind and craft.
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