I have all this on an external HDD, obviously - but I like to have a backup of all the data I've spent time downloading....(cough ahem, FTP download using work's connection over the weekend )

So I whack it all on CD or DVD - here's the MER collection so far -



On the left - the VL1 and VL2 CD's - both contain around 550 Mb

Then, the three Pathfinder IMP Cd's

Next - the Sojourner CD - That's one I made myself after downloading the entire contents of the browseable website.

Then...the big guns...all those ones on the right at just Pancam data - the IMG's - and the PNG's to accompany them all - and each one is a DVD About 35 gig each so far

And I'd like to introduce Suzi - she's the fuzzy thing at the back Helen and I got here a week ago and she's ace She likes Sojourner - thats the one she picked out to stand on while I was trying to grab a picture (further suzi pic - http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_images/suzi_cd.jpg )

Oh - and Spirit Sols 329 -> 360 was just printing when I took that.

I'm now going to start downloading the navcam data from the browseable websites, then hazcam..

then MI from the FTP

It's all good

Doug

Impressive archive Doug... I want it!!

If the cool duplicator machine we had at work did DVD's and not just CD's - then I'd run off copies at cost, but to put MER data on CD would be just WAHGHGHGHG



Doug

Cool Doug, I haven't started the burning process...I hate burning cd/dvd actually. But just for safety I have it all on an external, and a backup on another Lacie-babe

Nice work on the MER-labeling of your discs!

Nico

Akk - I cant find that URL where all the Nav and Hazcam data was. Grrr

Doug

And here I was going to ask you how many gigabytes the cat held... I guess, in the case of a cat, it's more like giganibbles.

-the other Doug

You just got in there before me....

Pretty cool collection alright.

...and a bootable DVD or CD is one thing, but a bootable cat is another. Unless of course it's Puss in Boots.

Dvandorn: "And here I was going to ask you how many gigabytes the cat held... I guess, in the case of a cat, it's more like giganibbles"

Well.. but the cat comes complete with Fuzzy Logic!

I'd be careful leaving those nice shiny DVDs out where your feline friend can play with them - the surfaces might get scratched, leading to CATastrophic data loss!

(ducks and runs)

They live in the little CD wallet thing you can see behind Suzi

Doug

Nice collection DOUG !
A bit more and You might need a Storage Area Network with mirrored disks sets and automated back-up

By The Way, do You collect any photographs of the spacecraft themselves being built, assembled, tested & prepared for launch ?


Philip