jac423@leah.albany.edu (Jules Cisek) (11/27/90)
Aquarium is a wonderful utility for all, but what will happen when the database gets bigger than what can be held on one floppy? (HD users needn't reply to this one... :) -- | // .______. J.Cisek CSC MiniSystems "i don't want the world, \_o_/ | | \X/--|UU UUU| jac423@leah.albany.edu i just want your half..." \\| | | AMIGA |______| Amiga Student On Campus Consultant SUNY@Albany, USA \\ |
zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) (11/28/90)
In article <1990Nov27.074433.20533@sarah.albany.edu> jac423@leah.albany.edu (Jules Cisek) writes: > >Aquarium is a wonderful utility for all, but what will happen when the >database gets bigger than what can be held on one floppy? (HD users >needn't reply to this one... :) Split it into two databases, even though I have a hard drive. Dan Zerkle zerkle@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu (916) 754-0240 Amiga... Because life is too short for boring computers.
blgardne@javelin.es.com (Blaine Gardner) (11/28/90)
jac423@leah.albany.edu (Jules Cisek) writes: >Aquarium is a wonderful utility for all, but what will happen when the >database gets bigger than what can be held on one floppy? (HD users >needn't reply to this one... :) It's already happened. I got a nasty surprise a couple of weeks ago when I was preparing an updated Aquarium disk for my local user's group. After updating the database to disk 400, I tried to copy it from my hard drive to the floppy, and it didn't fit. By deleting the few unnecessary files from the floppy I was able to get it to fit. (Bye bye to the cute "IBM sucks" Trashcan icon, and icons and text reader for the docs.) What I plan to do for the user group floppy is to start a second disk with Fish Disks 401 and up so that users without hard drives can still use it. A few more disks might be squeezed onto one floppy, but Fish 400 seems like a good place to make the break. -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 blgardne@esunix.UUCP BIX: blaine_g {decwrl, utah-cs}!esunix!blgardne PLink: BlaineG DoD #0046 My other motorcycle is a Quadracer.