14 Dec
2000
14 Dec
'00
9:49 a.m.
A lot of e-mail discussing DVD-reader has come my way. Someone suggests the
DVD reader costs $7,000 now,having come down from the initial price of about
$15,000.
This makes me wonder whether the computer I purchased last year with DVD
reader (4.8X DVD ROM Drive) is different from what you guys are talking
about. It is a Gateway GP7-500 with DVD Drive, CD Read/Write, Zip Drive, and
31/2 Floppy Drive). This was purchased for a little over $3,00.00. Will this
DVD Drive not be able to read CTPP data on DVD?
-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Murakami [mailto:Elaine.Murakami@igate.fhwa.dot.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 1:57 PM
To: CTpp-news(a)chrispy.net
Subject: [CTPP] data on DVD
1. Yes, I agree that everyone should be putting a computer with a
DVD-reader into their computer budgets for 2002/2003. By then, the costs
will be much lower than today's prices.
2. While some CTPP may be released on DVD, the greatest likelihood is that
initial data release will be on CDs. The general concept is that initial
data release will be on CD, but when there is complete data for the nation,
it may fit on 1 or 2 DVDs and would be "re-released."
14 Dec
14 Dec
10:42 a.m.
New subject: data on DVD
Emmanuel (and CTPP-news):
See Javier Minjares' recent e-mail. The DVD *writer* is in the $6-7
thousand dollar range; not the *reader* (about $250 incremental
cost.)
Bob LaMacchia pointed out that only two (very new) Census Bureau
products are on DVD. Check out the Bureau's "Why DVD" web site at:
http://www.census.gov/geo/landview/whydvd.html
or do a search on the Bureau's page for the phrase "DVD".
My assumption is that the new Census Bureau's DVDs should work in
any DVD-reader: for your new PC; or Macintosh iMacs; or perhaps even
Sony PlayStation 2.
Unfortunately the Census Bureau is selling their DVDs for $90, and
they're not yet available (at 40% discount) from either Amazon.com or
Buy.com.
My issue (Census Bureau folks may want to respond) is, will the "PL
94-171 Reapportionment Files" (due out next March); and the "SF1
Short Form Files" (due out next spring/summer) be issued on CD
*and* DVD, or just CD, or other media? IF the answer is immediate
release on DVD, then I would be more encouraged to go out and update
our computers (before the end of our fiscal year this coming June.)
IF, like Elaine suggests, the DVDs are basically a "reissue" of a
full set of CDs, then possibly we could wait....
Are there any other data DVDs that folks know about that would assist
in the hardware acquisition justification?
Chuck Purvis, MTC
A lot of e-mail discussing DVD-reader has come my way.
Someone
suggests the DVD reader costs $7,000 now,having come down from the
initial price of about $15,000.
This makes me wonder whether the computer I purchased last year with
DVD reader (4.8X DVD ROM Drive) is different from what you guys are
talking about. It is a Gateway GP7-500 with DVD Drive, CD
Read/Write, Zip Drive, and 31/2 Floppy Drive). This was purchased
for a little over $3,00.00. Will this DVD Drive not be able to read
CTPP data on DVD?
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e-mail: cpurvis(a)mtc.ca.gov
Chuck Purvis, AICP
Senior Transportation Planner/Analyst, Planning Section
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
101 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607-4700
(510) 464-7731 (voice) (510) 464-7848 (fax)
WWW: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/
MTC DataMart: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/datamart/
MTC FTP Site: ftp://ftp.abag.ca.gov/pub/mtc/planning/
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2:36 p.m.
New subject: data on DVD
On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Chuck Purvis (MTC) wrote:
My issue (Census Bureau folks may want to respond) is, will the "PL
94-171 Reapportionment Files" (due out next March); and the "SF1
Short Form Files" (due out next spring/summer) be issued on CD
*and* DVD, or just CD, or other media? IF the answer is immediate
release on DVD, then I would be more encouraged to go out and update
our computers (before the end of our fiscal year this coming June.)
IF, like Elaine suggests, the DVDs are basically a "reissue" of a
full set of CDs, then possibly we could wait....
My understanding, based on what the Bureau has told the State Data
Centers, is the "one-off" CDs and ftp will be the initial access to
PL94-171 and SFs. The governor of each state will get the PL CD, then once
he/she acknowledges, the state specific CD will be sent to SDC lead and an
ftp site will be available (I think news media can order CDs also, but
maybe they have to use the ftp site). However, the production product for
PL and SFs will be DVD only--I think that is what will go to depository
libraries, be available for sale, etc.
The Bureau has said different things over time, but I think this is what
they were saying last month :-)
Jim Bash, Associate Director Internet : JBash(a)UIC.edu
CAGIS (m/c 092) Phone (W): 312/996-6367
Program in Geography, Dept of Anthropology Fax : 312/996-6343
University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 W. Harrison St, Rm 2102 BSB URL : http://www.cagis.uic.edu/
Chicago, IL 60607-7138
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