Inventory Control (was Re: "No name" S-100 computer)

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Fri Jun 26 20:35:41 1998

On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Tony Duell wrote:

> That could never work for me. I have a 'working' collection - machines
> are often being used for real-world tasks (I don't really have a
> non-classic computer), they're being investigated, hacked, tweaked,
> repaired,etc. So machines rarely stay in the same place for very long.
>
> And while I have shelf after shelf of manuals, many of them are open on
> my workbench, near this PC, etc. They're in _use_.

So, how do you manage? I have about ten machines in daily use, another
ten or so in various "project" stages, and dozens more boxed up. Other
than my decaying neurons, I don't have a good way of knowing if I've lost
something, which periph originally came with which machine, which box
contains which software title, which journal describes the design of which
doodad, etc.

I'd like to tag each thing with it's own radio transmitter so I can find
it with a homing device :-) Short of that, I figure the barcode idea
might help (yes, I'm really just trying to find a use for these cool laser
scanners and wands I have).

-- Doug
Received on Fri Jun 26 1998 - 20:35:41 BST