Willard McCarty <MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca> (02/09/90)
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 1021. Thursday, 8 Feb 1990. (1) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 90 18:45 N (26 lines) From: <PU6MI6Q5@ICINECA2> Subject: Request for Info (2) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 90 15:58:34 PST (16 lines) From: hcf1dahl@UCSBUXA.BITNET Subject: Computers & Europe (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 90 18:45 N From: <PU6MI6Q5@ICINECA2> Subject: Request for Info This is an urgent request regarding library software for Macs. I work in a small research lab, which has a large variety of material to classify. Previously we used Hypercard to do all the cataloging, but it is very slow and top-heavy for doing searches. We would like some software which is less CPU intensive, can easily dump a galley report in ASCII for use by other programs and for other conversions in the future, and yet can permit searches by title, author, subject, technical report, internal communication, memo, other media, etc. Most of our machinery are Macs, but we have a PC and Unix world (Suns) as well. We are looking to devote one microcomputer to this problem (for a library from 500-1000 items). Does anyone know of good software which will do the trick, and requires the minimum of personnel overhead (ie. just data entry)? Thanks to all who respond (either to HUMANIST or myself directly. I cannot respond regularly, but I will be collecting the data that I see. -Joe Giampapa pu6mi6q5@icineca2.bitnet DIDA*EL Milano (Italy) (2) --------------------------------------------------------------24---- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 90 15:58:34 PST From: hcf1dahl@UCSBUXA.BITNET Subject: Computers & Europe A visiting faculty member from Hungary is considering purchasing a Macintosh computer here and taking it back to Europe with him when he returns in the fall. Questions of power variations are a concern. Would it be better for him to wait and buy the equipment in Germany during his return trip? Advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Eric Dahlin Univ. of Calif., Santa Barbara hcf1dahl@ucsbuxa.bitnet