Message-Id: <199705010314.UAA38084@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 13:20:29 +1000 From: Jennifer Brasher <mailto:J.Brasher@INS.GU.EDU.AU> Subject: Re: PC Image storage devices and Web Page Software. To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Ciao all. I'm currently looking at backup for images. I've heard from my computer guru that magneto optical drives are far more reliable. The drive itself is more expensive ( approx $1000 Aus as opposed to approx $800 for a JAZ Drive), but the tapes ( still only 640 megs as opposed to a Gig for a Jaz) are cheaper ( Cyquest at 1.6 Gig is $175.). Still JAZs have to be well looked after, as they're much more succeptible to damage. I was fond of JAZs for ease of use and copious storage, but am swinging towards optical magneto now. It doesn't look like DCDs ( 9 gigs) being developed by Sony and Toshiba will be on the market for another 2 years according to one source. If anyone can enlarge on this, I'd be interested. Jennifer QCA.
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi to the listserve:
>
>First, I would like to thank all of the people who have provided me with
>interesting reading since I first subscribed a few months ago. I learn
>more about the this field reading your e-mails than in most any other
>source. Thanks.
>
>Second, I would like to ask two separate but related questions and hope
>that someone may be able to answer them for me.
>
>1. On the issue of storage media for an image database in a PC Windows
>95/97
> environment:
> I am presently designing an image database and the organization I
>represent
> has asked me to investigate this. What is the list's opinion on using
> either PC formatted Zip, Jazz, Syquest, etc. drives as either
>portable or
> built-in image storing devices? Could anyone suggest what each of
>these
> should cost either in a catalog or at a retailer? Would anyone be
>willing
> to share his or her own experience with what was purchased? As it
>stands,
> I suggested that they go with the Jazz drive sold by the computer
>dealer (a
> large reputable company) for $399 for the installed version. I
>prefer the
> external one for its portability if they can get it at a comparable
>cost.
> Another less desirable option are CD-ROM's, which I think will be
>much less
> flexible overall. If anyone has experience with CD-ROM's I would
>like to
> hear about it.
>
>2. On the issue of Web page creating software which will be used to view
>some
> of the images in the database:
> I am very familiar with Adobe Pagemill and Netscape's page builder in
>a
> Macintosh environment. Both are very easy to work with and are very
>"drag-
> and-drop" oriented. They require very little HTML coding. Would
>anyone on
> the list be able to share his or her experience with the PC versions
>of
> this kind of software, perhaps offering costs, ease of use, and the
>ability
> to work with an image database? Is anyone familiar with SGML and how
>this
> might effect the furture of our Web pages before I buy the software?
>
>I will be happy to offer a summary of responses if the list is
>interested. Please respond off-line. Thanks very much in advance.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>Robert Goodman
>Project Assistant
>The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
>(Philadelphia, PA)
>
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>Robert E. Goodman
>Drexel University (Library Masters Student)
>College of Information Science & Technology
>101 North 34th Street, Box 1302, Philadelphia, PA 19104
mailto:>sg95tg3x@post.drexel.edu 1-215/571-4610 >**************************************************************************
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