Re: mystery dac

In article <7usn32dhoh3qejdpgccatjr5q4rauu1jfe@xxxxxxx>,
jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:34:04 GMT, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello John,


How many datasheets do you have archived? How do you organize them?

I have about 2000, around 800 mbytes, on my hard drive, plus a lot od
old cd's lying around in heaps. I'm planning to start an official
company archive, where we save a data*** of any part we use on any
design.


When you do let us know what SW you found useful. I just got ScanSoft's
PaperPort that supposedly allows the creation of an increasingly
'paperless' environment. But I didn't get around to trying it yet.
Basically a scanning and archiving package.

http://www.nuance.com/paperport/standard/


I figured we'd just create a folder on the server where everybody
dumps pdf datasheets of any part they use in a design. We'd make sure
the weekly dvd backups include this stuff.

Mine are organized by manufacturer, then by type

C:\

DATA\

National\

Amps\
LM7301.pdf
etc

Vregs\
LM1117.pdf
etc


and like that.

I've done that in the past, though for specific projects. I then
copy the datasheets for the parts I actually use into the project
directory, along with all the design information and other
documentation. BTW, C: is a *bad* place to put this stuff.

They also offer a pro version with pdf conversion and all that. Still, I
probably won't bring myself to parting with oldies such as National's
1976 Discretes Databook. More than once has this stuff saved the bacon
when a client was stuck with a really old legacy design and couldn't get
parts.

Some of the databooks are irreplacable, and some are just nostalgic,
like PMI and GigaBit Logic and GE.

I've thrown away more stuff than I care to think about. <snif>

--
Keith
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