RE: Data Archive

Ivan T. Shaw (ishaw@po-box.mcgill.ca)
Thu, 29 May 1997 17:55:52 -0400

At 12:49 PM 5/29/97 +1000, you wrote blabbed this reply to Haywood Pyle:
>>I know this subject was discussed some time ago but I need to know some
>>more information. We are interested in purchasing a data archive system
>>that will serve our entire lab.
[snip!]
>My two cents worth on data archiving are as follows:
>We have are in a similar position in that we have a Windows NT network and
>a Macintosh attached to our BD cytometer. The Cytometer has a Jaz drive for
>storing data during acquisition and this data is later archived to CD-R.
[snip!]

My impression was that Haywood Pyle was looking for a long-term storage
solution which was platform-independent.

I also vote in favor of CDR, so long as two copies are made of the data
(the media can eventually fail). I would also suggest that disks be written
as pure ISO9660 format so that the discs can be read in any platform
supporting a CDROM (you never know who's writing what analysis software for
what platform).

I know that someone's going to suggest CD-RW but keep in mind that apart
from the CD-RW drive itself, only *one* CDROM manufacturer/model can read
this media. More will follow, but it will mean retrofitting existing machines.

>We are using software called *Gear* and have been happy with it - the
>documentation (in PDF format) is fair-good. It would be interesting to
>hear what other members of the list use :)

Our flow facility has no long-term storage capability but I've been
archiving personal data via Adaptec's Easy CD Pro. I would suspect that
most PC-based labs use either this package, Adaptec's CD Creator, Gear
(like yours) or WinOnCD. Mac labs would likely have Adaptec's (formerly
Astarte's) Toast.

- ivan

======================================================================
Ivan T. Shaw | Tel: (514) 398-3002
Montreal Neurological Institute | FAX: (514) 398-8540
3801 University | e-mail: ishaw@po-box.mcgill.ca
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H3A 2B4 | http://132.206.201.7/ivan/ivan.htm
======================================================================


Home Page Table of Contents Sponsors E-Mail Archive Web Sites

CD-ROM Vol 3 was produced by Monica M. Shively and other staff at the Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories and distributed free of charge as an educational service to the cytometry community. If you have any comments please direct them to Dr. J. Paul Robinson, Professor & Director, PUCL, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Phone: (765)-494-0757; FAX(765) 494-0517; Web http://www.cyto.purdue.edu , EMAIL cdrom3@flowcyt.cyto.purdue.edu