Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:29:33 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon archives size (CD Format ideas)
Comments: To: coyote <coyote@LIKEMINDS.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 10:03 4/7/98 -0700, coyote wrote:
>>        Anyone have an idea on the current size of the archives?
>
>The current archives are 91 Meg.
>
>Coyote

91MB is easily fitable on a CD-ROM (CD = 650MB) and with my 2X write CD-R
it would take about 4 mintues.  My suggestion is to put the data in a
searchable HTML formated database.  Searchable for the obvious reasons and
HTML so people with PCs, MACs or UNIX etc. can all use it.

Personally I cannot imagine more than 50 or so CDs that wanted to be
produced so getting them commercially duped would be too expensive.  The
cost for a CDR is bulk is about C$2 a CD.

I am willing to donate my time and buy the CDs but someone will have to pay
me for the media which I think is only fair!


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