On Oct 9, 12:02=A0am, SlickRCBD  wrote:
> gr...{at}wowway.com wrote:
> > On Oct 8, 5:17 am, SlickRCBD  wrote:
>
> >>a2avia...{at}gmail.com wrote:
>
> >>>In my high school era one of the A2's had a PFS: File DB that was a
> >>>duplicate of the card catalog. PFS was faster to
sort/search than the
> >>>other app that the data actually came from. That was
something called
> >>>Library Circulation 1 or such.
>
> >>>If you look here, there's a ton of Apple (][ and ///) solutions for
> >>>libraries at the time.. (Dec. 1984)
>
> >>>http://www.wiredlibrarian.com/wln/84%2012%20dec.htm
>
> >>>The archive is in itself an interesting window back in time- the
> >>>newsletter wasn't that old and was created for the beginning of
> >>>microcomputer use in libraries since libraries tended to
be in lessor
> >>>funded realms that usually meant they had stuck it out without
> >>>technology for a bit longer.
>
> >>>Now finding a drawer in the library is a jaw dropping experience. IF
> >>>it's there it probably isn't updated. Where as these A2 and TRS-80
> >>>programs were primarily meant for behind the scenes work. They were
> >>>databases that would also print the card catalog forms
which tended to
> >>>be stickers that were stuck to blank cards.
>
> >>>Heh.. the days of the card catalog and empty table
opposite it.. walk
> >>>up, find the drawer you want- take it out if you wanted-
and put it on
> >>>the table to look through it or just look while it was in
there. Write
> >>>down the Dewey # and go for it.
> >>>Now the terminal tells you where the book is in some
cases, by aisle,
> >>>row and shelf.
>
> >>That's not as helpful as you'd think, as I'd need a download location.
> >>As I'm the one with the old Mac and the Apple IIGS that can do the
> >>transfer to 5.25" floppy...
>
> > =A0Hi,
> > =A0 What you seem to need is an Appleworks template for the dewey
> > decimal system. You would also need the Appleworks =A0program. Their ar=
e
> > many templates for the Appleworks. If you are going to use more than
> > one Apple II like a IIgs. Make sure that you do not make the files so
> > large that the IIe or II can not open .
>
> > Take Care
>
> I'm pretty sure he has a copy of AppleWorks. I don't know what version,
> but it's not 4 or 5.
>
> I've got legal versions 2.1 and 3.0 (upgrade) myself. If necessary I'd
> probably give him 2.1 since it has more RAM available for a database on
> a 128K system.
>
> It's not what he wanted, so I'll probably try to figure out what DOS
> group to post in to ask about using the 286. He wanted something
> specialized that would give choices for author, title, subject like most
> libraries in the last 15 years. Something that wouldn't be open to
> accidentally altering the data.
>
> Also, now that I think of it, you raise a point. I'm not sure how well
> using 5.25" 140K disks would work for a library database. It might not
> have enough space. Judging by the size of some of the FAQs I download
> from GameFAQs.com as a point of reference for plain text.

If you could locate a copy of the NAUG Home disk 1 there is a copy of
a database template on the called Bibliography that is designed to run
in Appleworks and let you keep track of your home library.

Dean
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