RE: filmscanners: Laptop configuration

["Alex Z" <alexz@zoran.co.il>]

I think I will solve this by using wideband LAN at work.
Since the editing machine is at work (my lab PC) I'll use the laptop as
temporary storage
for scans while downloading them to the editing machine getting to work.

Regards, Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Tom Scales
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 20:22
To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Laptop configuration


I scan and edit on different machines, primarily for performance.  The
machines are connected via a LAN. The scanning machine saves to the hard
drive of the editing machine, over the LAN.

If you are not connected via a LAN, then you need a way to move large
(large!) amounts of files between the two machines.  CD-R or CD-RW is
easiest and cheapest.  Jaz is useful, but expensive. Zip is really too
small.  I have all three and use the Jaz the most, but at $100 for a 2Gb
disk, you can't have many.

Tom

> Thanks Bill.
> Searching for laptop's specifications I just realized that it is
physically
> restricted to
> 192 MB RAM which it already has, so I have no ability to add more.
> Thus, I thought to use it for scanning only while editing should be held
by
> other, more powerful machine (desktop at my work). The problem is how to
> download the images off the laptop (although might be done through the
> network at the work).
>
> Then archiving will not be related to the laptop - desktop will handle
that
> issue.
>
> Regards, Alex