This looks too good to be true if I understand it correctly. All the 740 manuals and parts on one DVD:
FCP 740 DVD





Someone go first and let us know if this is as good as it sounds.
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Paul NW Indiana '89 744 Turbo 160K/ '90 745 turbo 140K

I ordered mine. Will post back after playing with it.
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Paul NW Indiana '89 744 Turbo 160K/ '90 745 turbo 140K

VCOA was selling the same product recently, and I bought the 200 and 900 series DVD's from them. Very nice. They are excellent quality scans of the green books, and are arranged by groups just like the greenbooks. FAR superior image quality to the DVD's Volvo was selling a few years ago.

The problems:
-proprietary interface which is badly laid out and unpleasant to use.
-single-license item, additional licenses are NOT available for purchase. This means you install it on one computer and it will ONLY play on that computer. I traded emails with OTP Customer Service, they seemed completely uninterested in my feedback.

I'm glad I have them, they are a good if cumbersome resource. But I will never buy another digital manual prepared by the OTP clowns if I can avoid it. Usability is destroyed in the effort to prevent copyright infringement.

John
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1989 245 241K / 1993 945 127K

Can the files on the disc not just be manipulated in order to access the material without loading software?
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http://www.wvcycling.net

Did some more homework. The way they tie down the files is through a file they email to the purchaser in order for the LockLizard software to allow you to view the *.PDC files (locked up *.PDF files). Once you are able to access these, I am very confident that you could make an "unsecured backup copy" to keep in the trunk of your car, or on a major flash drive or something like that... *wink wink*

I'd be willing to invest with a couple other people if they were interested.

http://www.skandix.de/en/documents/repair-instructions/original-technical-publications-dvd/1259/ <--- this explains the security process

http://www.ehow.com/how_6604936_convert-_pdc-_pdf.html <--- simple explanation of duplication.

I'm betting it would be a time consuming process, but more than likely worth it.
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http://www.wvcycling.net

Hmm, that's worth looking into. I was able to bypass the security on the old Volvo DVDs by using a "print to PDF" program like PaperPort. But the resulting quality was a step down from the already lousy scans. Have not tried that on these. Would LOVE to have the basic PDF's on my laptop so I can use them at the car. Using these new DVD's at the car is a problem now, because the laptop can't get my WiFi signal when I'm in the driveway.

Lock lizard really is a pain in the ass.

john
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1989 245 241K / 1993 945 127K

I've attempted to email you via BrickBoard twice, receiving message failures both times. Contact me through my BrickBoard email, and I can discuss some solutions.
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http://www.wvcycling.net

brickboard email has never worked for me, always bounces back as an error. my email is this dinomartino@hotmail.com

john
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1989 245 241K / 1993 945 127K

"laptop can't get my WiFi signal when I'm in the driveway."

Well you know the solution then...and your car would appreciate being treated like a member of the family!

I was looking st the 240 version over my morning coffee. Anyone know if these are just electronic copies (hopefully OCR .pdf's or similar) of the original green books and supplements?

"Description

Original Technical Publications:

Finally it is time for Volvo Cars to present Original Technical Publications - Volvo Service and workshop literature transferred to DVD. It means that a small disc replaces kilos upon kilos of paper when you need to work with your classic Volvo or order spare parts. The OTP range consists of all available service, workshop and parts literature for all Volvo models between 1927 and 1999 divided on 11 discs. Volvo service and technical information on DVD/CD-Rom for 740, 760 & 780 models (1982 to 1992). Have all the information you need with this Volvo repair guide on CD-Rom.

These discs cover every aspect of the vehicle that was available to dealerships including parts catalog, diagrams and repair information.

English, Swedish, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch content

System Requirements:
PC - Windows 2000 or later
DVD Reader or PDC viewer needed

Mac - OS X 10.4 or above
Mac - OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Apple’s Rosetta needs to be installed on Intel-based Macs

The technical documents in this software publication are provided in a protected PDC format. Upon registration you will receive the necessary links to the PDC viewer software and this will need to be installed before any documents can be accessed. You are buying a single product license with this purchase and it can only be installed on one computer. There are no returns on this product."

Looks like the CD/DVD can only be installed on one computer. At $50 a copy.
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1992 745 approaching 500k km