<br><font size=3>This sounds like a job for Koha VMWare! [cue dramatic
music, but where did they put the phone booth?] The uncompressed VMWare
image of Koha 3.0 won't fit on a 2GB stick/card, but it fits on a 4GB one
with room to spare. And the VMWare player can be downloaded for free. </font>
<p><font size=3>I haven't tried running a full-fledged production Koha
system from a VMWare image myself (I'm learning Koha in my spare time,
which has been in short supply the past few months), but I don't think
it would present too many difficulties. Has anyone else here tried it?
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Fred King<br>
Medical Librarian, Washington Hospital Center<br>
fred.king@medstar.net<br>
202-877-6221</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz wrote on 01/14/2009
03:27:41 AM:<br>
<br>
> Krishnan,</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> </font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> This is a great start. The intention for this
concept is to provide <br>
> remote knowledge centre’s with a simple way to use their computer
to<br>
> monitor their books, CD’s and DVD’s , in places without tech support<br>
> or reliable computers.</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> These remote communities don’t get support or
funding to purchase a <br>
> library management system and so I am wondering if it would be very
<br>
> difficult to make a USB stick library management system. A copy
<br>
> could be made – one for the administrator as the master and one for
<br>
> the public to use for browsing. Any changes can be made on the
<br>
> ‘admin stick’, duplicating this at any time would update the
publicdatabase.</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> </font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> It would be best if it could be run from
within a Windows <br>
> environment without having to boot from the stick. This way, any <br>
> computer that is working (desktop PC or a laptop) could be used to
<br>
> host the USB stick and software. Most of these remote libraries <br>
> would have less than 1000 items total. Some have Internet – some
<br>
> don’t. I have started a blog with a map showing where they all are
: <br>
> http://ikcnetwork.blogspot.com/</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> </font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> I might try and create mu own kitchen sink!</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> </font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> Cheerio,</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> </font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> James</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> </font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> </font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> James Leech Project officer - Keeping Culture
Strong </font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> State Library of Queensland - Cairns Reef
Terminal Building Level <br>
> 1, 1 Spence Street, Cairns Qld 4870 P.O. Box 2352,
Cairns, 4870</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> mob: 0407 674 378 wk:(07) 4031 3232
hm: (07) 4095 2724 fax:<br>
> (07) 4031 1234 </font></tt>
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