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Benz280

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Data Cards - Archived cards or stored data
« on: January 19, 2024, 16:58:56 »
Given all the information on the Data Cards. Are these cards stored or is the data pulled and then a card is created ?
If the information is free standing, then the ability to pull #'s of specific options on cars would be possible .   
By this you would be able to pull :
Cars by color
Cars by Transmissions & Options etc.
1971 280SL 4 Speed
1995 E320 Cab
1965 Shelby GT350

Pawel66

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Re: Data Cards - Archived cards or stored data
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2024, 17:03:56 »
Seems to me: stored as microfiche form or paper form somewhere deep down in dark chambers in filing cabinets of Daimler archives.
Pawel

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Re: Data Cards - Archived cards or stored data
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2024, 21:33:50 »
The data card copy I received years ago from Mercedes, when it was a free service, was not very clean. Like Pawel said, the original is probably an analog hardcopy and not digitized.
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Re: Data Cards - Archived cards or stored data
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2024, 21:34:08 »
I would agree with Pawell as customers have typically been given an old, poor quality, photo copy looking document.  If MB was generating cards out of a database, they would all look new.
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Re: Data Cards - Archived cards or stored data
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2024, 15:33:14 »
I'll recreate you a new set.