Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l
Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 08:24:09 CDT
From:         Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Library Automation--Comments & Questions

5 Messages, 92 Lines
1) Printer Costs
2) Linking CD Drives
3) Pioneer DRM-600
4) xLibrary Version 2
5) Adaptive Technologies--Response
Please respond directly to the authors, not PACS-L.  Thanks, Dana
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From:     <RHADDEN@USGSRESV>
Subject:  RE: Library Automation Questions
During a recent discussion among staff, a question was raised whether it
is cheaper to print a page from a laser printer or a dot-matrix printer,
if the differences in initial costs are excluded. Is the printing cost of
a sheet of accordian paper, run through a dot-matix printer, using a ribbon,
significantly cheaper than running a piece of regular paper through a laser
printer, using a recycled cartridge?
        The argument arose over using a printer for OCLC ILL requests
downloading. There are so many problems of paper getting jammed, skewed
or messed up, that it was thought that a laser printer would have fewer
problems. We have an older laser printer that we can exchange for the
dot-matrix printer, but don't know which would be cheaper (outside of
initial costs) to operate. Does anyone have any information on this type
of problem?
lee hadden
usgs library
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Subject: linking 9 CD drives
From: popwin@uu.psi.com

We are trying to hook up 9 Hitachi CD drives to one 486 computer.
However, the MS extension software guide stated that it can only
handle 8 drives.  We have two CD interface cards.  Each can deal
with 8 drives.  How should I install the hardware and software so
that we can access all 9 drives?

Y. Kathy Kwan
Systems Librarian
Winthrop-University Hospital
kwan@winthrop.org
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From: DEVERETT@STETSON.BITNET
Subject: Pioneer DRM-600 (6 pack)

We plan to set up a CD-ROM workstation using the Pioneer DRM-600 so
we can run six CDs with six different search softwares from one
station.  Anyone with experience in this who has hints, suggestions,
warnings, etc., especially in regards to menu software, I would
appreciate your help and advice.

Please respond directly to me.  Thanks in advance.

Dave Everett
Assoc. Dir. for Pub. Svcs.
Stetson Univ. Library
DeLand, FL  32720

deverett@stetson.bitnet
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From: "Peter Graham, Rutgers U., (908) 932-2741" <GRAHAM@ZODIAC.BITNET>
Subject: Re: xLibrary Version 2 for the

The previous notice announced availability of a package for the Mac allowing
several communication windows to be open.  Can I ask how this differs from
a usual Mac running system 7 (or even later system 6) and NCSA Telnet or
Kermit?  The description of multiple windows sounds very familiar.  Perhaps
more simply needs to be said about what the "library-ness" of the package
is; I would welcome hearing.
             From:  Peter Graham, Rutgers University Libraries
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From: dmahone@hal.unm.edu (Dan Mahoney)
Subject: adaptive technologies on the cheap

If one is looking for an inexpensive way to have a personal
computer speak a file of text.
drum roll please.....
BUY A COMMODORE AMIGA,
the low end model a AMIGA 500 goes for about $300 nowadays, and
comes installed with software that can read aloud an ascii file.
Its based on phenomes, and the text is not spoken perfectly,
but you can understand the robot-like voice. You will also need to
buy the 1084S monitor (which comes with speakers).(approx $300)  It will
NOT run MS-DOS software but could if you added some other hardware.

dan mahoney
centennial science and engineering library
university of new mexico
COMMODORE AMIGA --I would just roll over and die without one.
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