The concept was to have the same image on
any diskette so it didn't matter what machine you plugged it into (VIBS of
non-VIBS). Great concept but your database disks cost 10 to 20 times
more than they should.
Define "more
than they should". The IMark system required superdisks (or zip or
whatever) for even trivial databases.
I have three
suggestions:
- keep databases below 1.44MB even with
audio files,
Great
suggestion...
- split VIBS and non-VIBS so you can have
databases with and without audio files(i.e., non-VIBS use 1.44MB floppies
and VIBS use 120MB Super Disks)
Please
describe the changes you would like to see in GEMS to support this. Next
analyse whether the complexity is worth it, given that only accounts affected by
this are large, use VIBS, are absentee (ie all precincts on the
disk), and
have precinct comittee people.
- Up the cost to the customer to purchase
Imation Super Diskettes for every machine, plus spares. Also to
accumulate results, you'll need to add an Imation Super Disk Drive to
your PollBook computer.
I
suspect the customer will buy the media at whatever Office Depot is selling
them for. Obviously the Poll Book needs to be able to talk to the same
media as the ballot station.
Ken
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