!WOW, every NG from 1888 to present!! that's formidable! WOW! NG is a great mag. I can't imagine how much space that takes. Ever wonder how many others have them all?
On 5/24/05, Mark Freeze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But any failure would not result in irrecoverable loss, but rather in a > > cost-to-replace loss. > > I would consider trying to re-download over 4500 unique songs at a > price of .99 each almost irrecoverable. I don't' have the $4500 to > recover them, nor the time to download them one by one. For the > un-Napsterish files - ripping all or part of over 1200 CD's takes an > unimaginable amount of time. > > > If you're concerned about the legality or availability of replacements > > through the Internet, perhaps you need to rethink having all these > > files in the first place. > > Hey, I didn't know my mother was a member of TRILUG! I started > downloading files from Napster when the service first came available. > When all of the hubbub started over the service started, I stopped > downloading. I received more than half of these files from other > co-workers. To date I have never been a part of any litigation from > the RIAA nor have I gotten a letter from Metallica saying "Hey man, > delete our files you downloaded! P.S. Rock on and buy our new album." > > I think everyone (most everyone) can understand the time and cost it > takes to maintain a really good music collection. Having it on your > computer just adds complexity. These files are now scattered across 3 > or 4 machines, between work and home, and I just want them all in one > place because I think it would be cool to have them all in one place. > I lost over 500 cd's that I had ripped onto my hard drive because of a > Music Match Jukebox 'internal error.' I'm trying not to have that > happen again. > > What I am looking at right now is following Joel's RAID5 advice. I > have looked on EBay and I can get Hitachi 250GB IDE drives for about > $119.00. They come with a 3 Year warranty from Hitachi. I can also > get the separate IDE card for about $19.95. I plan on using a spare > Dell 1.8Ghz machine with 512MB RAM to run the drives, making my total > cost around $520. (Plus tax and/or shipping.) > > I'd still be interested in hearing any other ideas that would lower my > cost, but RAID 5 seems to be the way to go. > > David wrote: > >gotta ask yourself... is it worth backing them up > >or worth losing them... then worry about the cost > > When you don't have a lot of money, cost has to be considered first. > Or at least prioritized. There are a lot of things that I want that I > can't afford. > > Joel wrote: > >Of course I think most of this idea is absurd. I just had to say it. > > I also have every National Geographic from December of 1888 to the > present issue. (I still have to find quality copies of the first two > issues to have them all.) My wife thinks that having those is absurd, > but I like them. Now some may say that if they were worth keeping > then I should take every precaution to keep them from damage. But, > just because I don't have the money to have an automatic, fire > protected, moisture controlled, monitored room for them doesn't mean > that I don't care if they are damaged. Just like the mp3's, I like > having them around because they are mine, and I collected them. > Whether they suck or not is irrelevant. Just like Hunter S. Thompson > said, "Once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the > tendency is to push it as far as you can..." I'm talking about mp3's > and not drugs, but I really understand what he means. > > Regards, > Mark. > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
