At 09:56 PM 11/16/2007, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
Finding a "files.bbs" file in
there it'd use the contents of that, which was handy. Under linux I'm
currently using mc, which lacks this feature, though having long filenames
helps some. It's really not quite enough though.
I'm not talking about a visual shell. I'll phrase my example in
classic computer terms. Let's say I have a 3-ring binder of stuff from
a particular moment in Amiga development history. It's rare
or unusual; some ex-Amiga employee gave it to me. There's prelim
printed docs, there's a schematic or two, there's hand-written notes,
there's sales literature. I don't need to keep it - toss it on eBay
to spread it to the world - but a PDF digital copy would be great.
I'd rather give it all to someone else.
Some of it, like the printed docs, makes sense to stuff into a single
PDF. Others might get grouped differently. Some of it is OCR-able,
some not. Ideally, all the PDFs are grouped or tagged so I know
they're "together". And they're all in a database, along with all
the other bundles, so I can find them again.
The category of "document management system" exists. What are the
classic computer museums / warehouses using?
You're right, though. There are even sub-$100 visual shell / replacements
for Windows Explorer that handle some parts of the task, like PageManager,
an app that comes bundled with some scanners. It'll scan and drop all the
documents into a single folder, and let you browse folders. There's
mid-range ones like Cabinet Pro that come with higher-end copiers.
- John