I have received inquiries off and on over the years about the future of the
"Arizona" Archives website.
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html
John Cropper has been a faithful and devoted guardian of the site ever since
Ralph Griswold ("The Professor") died, and although there hasn't been much
activity recently, the site is still there as useful as ever for any who are
doing research or who are interested in lace. I have been pleased to meet
lacemakers all over the world who use the information collected for so long by
so many people, and it is very gratifying to know that it will stay active as
long as it is needed.
Tess Parrish (tess1...@aol.com) in Maine, USA
Here is John Cropper's reassuring answer to the question:
Hi Tess
The Archive was never really officially part of the CS department or the
University and was a personal
project for Ralph that I got involved in as a friend. That being said - the
Archive is being reported as part
of the CS department "outreach" and as such has some 'brownie point' value for
them. I left the
department on good terms and continue to be in contact with them.
So, unless I am hit by lightning or there is a major change in attitude in the
CS department I do not see
any need to worry about the site going off-line for a few years.
With these concerns in mind I shall make a backup copy of the site and put it
out on another webserver
as a "just in case" scenario. Thus the short answer is that the site should
continue for quite a while at its current location :)
John Cropper
jcrop...@cs.arizona.edu
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