ROOTSWORKS
- using tools to connect with your family
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ROOTSWORKS |
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page supports an article in the Ancestry Daily News, published on 04 Sept 2003. [a link to that article] |
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| RootsWorks
is a site devoted to the use of generic technologies in family history.
[A link to the rootsworks site] Feel free to discuss RootsWorks topics in the RootsWorks Forums. [A link to the rootsworks forums]
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 This CF reader can read the IBM Microdrive as well as the Compact Flash card |
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| CD-RW | You may have heard about a report that CD's don't last more than a couple of years. The reporting of the test is both true and misleading. Using the lowest quality disks does risk short lifetimes. But using the highest quality ones can be as secure as you always imagined. Be careful what you buy. | ||
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Here's a table that deals with backing up 20 gigabytes.
| Media Type | Media Capatity (GB) | Media Cost | Quantity | Drive Cost | Drive Capacity (GB) | Total Cost | Drive Cost/GB |
| Floppy | 0.001 | 0.30 | 13,889 | 65 | 0.00144 | 4,232 | 65.00 |
| Tape | 40.000 | 30.00 | 1 | 350 | 40 | 380 | 8.75 |
| Zip | 0.250 | 12.00 | 80 | 125 | 0.25 | 1,085 | 125.00 |
| Orb | 5.000 | 30.00 | 4 | 200 | 5 | 320 | 40.00 |
| CF | 0.250 | 70.00 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 5,620 | 20.00 |
| CF | 1.000 | 350.00 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 7,020 | 20.00 |
| Microdrive | 1.000 | 175.00 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 3,520 | 20.00 |
| Firewire Drive | - | - | 130 | 60 | 130 | 2.17 | |
| Firewire Drive | - | - | 238 | 200 | 238 | 1.19 | |
| CD-R | 0.650 | 0.50 | 31 | 75 | 0.65 | 91 | 75.00 |
| CD-RW | 0.650 | 0.75 | 31 | 75 | 0.65 | 98 | 75.00 |
| DVD-R | 5.700 | 0.70 | 4 | 200 | 5.7 | 203 | 35.09 |
| DVD/RW | 5.700 | 1.00 | 4 | 200 | 5.7 | 204 | 35.09 |
Recommendations:
| goal / need / purpose | Have Drive | No Drive |
| Archive photos, data | CD-R | CD or DVD |
| Backup Hard drive | price / hassle | Firewire/USB2 drive |
| Send / share / copy | CD-R | CD-R |
last updated: 21 Sep 2003
©2003 Beau Sharbrough
