Message-Id: <199610141617.LAA23524@library.wustl.edu> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:12:34 -0400 From: Sam Merrell <mailto:jaxon@PANIX.COM> Subject: Re: image storage To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
Although Zip disks have proven quite rugged, Opticals or CD's would safer. The signal lasts longer on non-magnetic media.Sam Merrell ------------------------------------------- mailto:Sam@Merrell.com - 76702.1252@compuserve.com Synthetic Imaging, Inc. - 212-684-6311 <http://www.merrell.com/>
At 12:00p +1000 10/14/96, Jennifer Brasher wrote: >I've heard backup on zip drives for image is an option. Any opinions about
>this?
>
>Jennifer QCA
>
>
>>Likewise at the Huntington Art Gallery at the University of Texas at
>>Austin. We are storing our images on a 9 Gigabyte APS AV drive that is
>>connected to our server. It's divided into 4 so we can sub-divide, etc.
>>
>>
>>>Responding to the message of <mailto:199610111537.IAA11516@dns.ccit.arizona.edu>
>>>from IMAGELIB <mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> I'd like to find out how others are storing their compressed images. All
>>>> input and suggestions are welcome!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Victoria Yturralde
>>>> Photographic Archivist
>>>> Calif. Dept. of Parks & Recreation
>>>>
>>>> .
>>>We, too, are storing our images on hard drives, but are sticking to external
>>>drives for this purpose. Since this volume is networked we've decided
>>>that a
>>>4.3 gig drive is the best solution to making images accessible over a
>>>network;
>>>we've bypassed the CD-jukebox/optical disk route as well. I realize that
>>>eventually we might need a larger drive, but for right now we have enough
>>>space
>>>on the drive and since it presents the best option for easy access by
>>>endusers
>>>(as well as quick backups, because we can backup images on the internal
>>>drive).
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>
>>>Anne Troy, Assistant Slide Curator
>>>College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
>>>University of Minnesota
>>>mailto:troyx003@maroon.tc.umn.edu
>>>612-624-4080
>>
>>George Holmes, MSGT-Ret/USAF
>>Archer M Huntington Art Gallery
>>The University of Texas
>>23rd and San Jacinto St
>>Austin, Tx 78712-1205
>>Media Resource Manager
>>Ph# 512.471.9194
>>Fax# 512.471.7023