Use mini CDR for equipment info?

[Chuck Guzis]

On 11 Apr 2010 at 14:40, Dave McGuire wrote:

>    I can't speak to the reliability of mini CDRs, but I can say that 
> it seems like a whole lot less trouble to have a directory structure 
> on a file server that's navigable by manufacturer and model number.  
> I maintain about 26GB of documentation that way.  I don't keep 
> drivers or control software in there, but I could.  Doing it the CDR 
> way seems to me like it'd be more trouble than it's worth.
> 
>    Just a thought, no offense intended of course.

None taken. I find myself repeating things I've done 20 or more years 
ago, forgetting that I've even done them--so locating the information 
on a file server or in a paper file doesn't even occur to me.   Then 
there's the awful feeling you get when you find out that you've 
already done something.  But a CD-R stuck inside a cabinet might give 
me a clue.

It's sort of like the situation a friend describes to me.  He says 
"Old age is great--I keep making new friends that I've known for 50 
years..."

--Chuck