27 Jun
1998
27 Jun
'98
8:27 a.m.
On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
I'm pretty new to the collecting game, but I'm
already having trouble
keeping machines, parts, software, manuals, and releated stuff tractable.
I've picked-up some barcode reading equipment with the idea that one day
I'll encode the contents of all of my boxes, and tie it to all together
with a database that include historical info, condition info, and other
notes.
Has anybody already done something like this? If so, can I steal your
scheme?
I'm working on sort of an object-oriented database for my collection Not
only will it allow me to inventory items, but it'll also indicate, via
hyper-links, what items are contained in others. So for instance, you can
indicate a Thinker Toys Disk Jockey is installed in an IMSAI 8080, but
both are discrete objects in the collection.
Once I find my space to warehouse all this stuff, I'm going to setup an
organizational system, whereby I can put the physical location of the item
in the database so that I know where everything is. The next step will be
to label everything with some non-permanent label, preferably barcode (I
too have some barcoding equipment). I'd like a label that will stick to
the item but not leave a residue if I peel it off.
I'm also going to catalog all my books and software, using a modified
Dewey Decimal system, and have them available for searching in a computer
database, with an online version.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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