Taking control of your collection

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Tue Feb 5 11:31:02 2002

On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Claude.W wrote:

> Cant agree, lotta reference stuff can be looked up and printed from right of
> the www when needed!!!

  Right up till the day the host goes down or decides the manuals
to their 1985 models are no longer necessary.
  A good example is my IBM XStation 150. When I first got it, you could
search IBM support and get full setup instructions and jumper layouts.
  About a year ago, IBM pulled all html pages concerning the 150 and
stashed the docs on a very obscure ftp server.

> I barely have time to work, take care of my home and give some time to my
> familly. When am I gonna have the time to compact and transfer stuff? Most
> of it you can download off the net somewhere when needed if you hunt and
> search a bit...

  See above. CD burners are wonderful.

        Doc
Received on Tue Feb 05 2002 - 11:31:02 GMT