Jeff - nothing fancy. I used TEXT on the 102 to enter data as follows: A1230,Airplane,Boeing,377<enter> A1230,Airplane,Stout, 3AT<enter> etc.
The "A1230" is one of hundreds of codes created by library staff over the years, indicating an item's subject (Hardware, Regulations, Personalities, Research, etc.). A = Aircraft, 1230 = Listing by Manufacturer. Following that is the specific kind of aircraft (in this case, airplane as opposed to helicopter or gyrocopter, etc.), then the Manufacturer, then the Type. The DO file was imported to the ResourceMate system as a CSV file, and thus easy to manage. Altho' I'm not sure the listserv will deliver the photos, here's a look at some of the hundreds of storage files: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jAh4GTpYspbTpWSx9 Some in boxes, some in filing cabinets, etc. Can you guess the type of aircraft at the back of the room? Once entered into the 102, I transferred the file to my Win10 laptop, and did some editing and cleanup using Notepad. https://photos.app.goo.gl/jAh4GTpYspbTpWSx9 Then imported the cleaned up CSV into ResourceMate. www.resourcemate.com https://photos.app.goo.gl/99MrKijajL9jBv588 Feel free to ask any further questions. Tom M. On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 1:28 PM Jeff Gonzales <gonzobra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can you share your setup (with photos)? How did you generate the index > codes? Did you just make a plain CSV file? > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2019, 11:38 AM Kurt McCullum <ku...@fastmail.com> wrote: > >> Great use of your 102 Tom! >> >> On Wed, Jun 26, 2019, at 7:47 AM, Thomas Morehouse wrote: >> >> Good morning all. >> >> After the help you provided in getting my serial to USB situation sorted >> out, I thought i'd update you on the air museum project I used it for. >> >> The New England Air Museum ( www.neam.org ) was created in the early >> 1960s, and in the following decades, collected literally tens of thousands >> of items such as flight schedules, books on aviation, aeronautical >> periodicals, art works, engineering drawings, audio/video materials, and >> close to 100 aircraft. >> >> As a research librarian, I figured putting all the collection into a >> searchable database would be a Great Leap Forward. >> >> Using my 1986 M102, I walked from collection to collection, entering each >> item into a simple text database, applying an appropriate index code and >> descriptor. >> >> Then using the serial to USB connection to upload the DO files to the >> ResourceMate library system our Win10 server, I've now got the entire >> collection indexed in a digital format. It's public access, but won't have >> internet access until next fall. >> >> I had planned to include photos of the process, but the listserv >> prohibits large size messages. Sorry 'bout that. >> >> (I used my 102 specifically because it's light, rugged and easily >> carried, has no "flapping" hinged screen, and TEXT is bullet proof. Most >> folks at the museum wondered what the heck it was.) >> >> Progress. >> Tom M. >> Eastford CT >> >> >> >>
