[Vwoolf] Woolf CD-ROM

Adams, David adams.428 at osu.edu
Wed Aug 31 01:20:26 EDT 2016


Brenda,

The university won't support Windows 98, won't even allow it on campus since it's considered a security risk.  Apparently it's been over a decade since 98 was allowed here.  Years ago I used the CD on a Mac with Bootcamp and Windows 98, but apparently Bootcamp can't run it on a newer Mac.

David

On Aug 31, 2016, at 12:58 AM, Brenda S. Helt <helt0010 at umn.edu<mailto:helt0010 at umn.edu>> wrote:

Why is the first option not viable, David?  I think that’s what we’re all doing.  That works pretty well for me when I use the CD, but then a computer running Windows 98 doesn’t register as “really old” to me—nor do they have yellow letters.  I run mine from a laptop.  The screen looks pretty much the same as what you’re using right now.  It’s Windows.  Your students will have no problem with it. Personally, I’d opt for the easy answer.


Brenda Helt

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From: Vwoolf [mailto:vwoolf-bounces at lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Adams, David
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 9:24 PM
To: vwoolf at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<mailto:vwoolf at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Cc: tessa.shaw at queens.ox.ac.uk<mailto:tessa.shaw at queens.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: [Vwoolf] Woolf CD-ROM

It's taken me six months but I'm hoping to keep this thread alive with some stateside questions.  A year ago I dusted off two copies of the CD not used in years--mine and my library's--and asked a tech wizard at my institution to get them working.  After installing and downloading and transferring and troubleshooting, the tech person told me I have only two options:  buy a Windows 95 or 98 computer off Ebay for $100 for the sole purpose of running this CD, or transfer the CD's text and image files (which are not encrypted) into a folder on my current computer and use the computer's native search engine and readers rather than the CD's software to access the files.

The first option isn't viable for me or my library/students.  I'm doubtful the second option would work well because so much functionality would be lost--so I haven't tried it yet.  Is anyone out there still using the CD without access to a very old Windows computer or a computer with yellow letters (I'm glad to know the ever-resourceful BL still has the CD running)?  Has anyone tried using the CD's raw files with different applications (the second option suggested by my tech person)--does this really work?  Or has anyone found a way to make the CD functional on a post-2012 computer?

Thanks is advance,

David
On Feb 14, 2016, at 10:37 AM, vwoolf-request at lists.osu.edu<mailto:vwoolf-request at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

From: STUART CLARKE <stuart.n.clarke at btinternet.com<mailto:stuart.n.clarke at btinternet.com>>
Subject: Re: [Vwoolf] Woolf CD-ROM
Date: February 13, 2016 at 5:20:00 AM EST
To: <vwoolf at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<mailto:vwoolf at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>>
Reply-To: <stuart.n.clarke at btinternet.com<mailto:stuart.n.clarke at btinternet.com>>


I found a computer with yellow numbers and letters in Humanities 1, and, with a bit of trouble, I was able to call up the VW CD-ROM and it seems to be OK and working fine.

Stuart
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Date : 12/02/2016 - 10:18 (GMTST)
To : vwoolf at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<mailto:vwoolf at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject : Re: [Vwoolf] Woolf CD-ROM

I am in the BL at the moment.  According to one of the standard computers, the VW CD-ROM is still available, but only at special computers (e.g., those with bright yellow keys - I can't see any of those around me).

Stuart
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Date : 11/02/2016 - 19:33 (GMTST)
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Subject : [Vwoolf] Woolf CD-ROM
I am forwarding this request (plea) on behalf of Tessa Shaw, Reader Services Librarian, The Queen's College,
Oxford.
“I am writing to see whether you are able to give me any advice as to where I might obtain a copy of your ‘Major Authors on CD-ROM: Virginia Woolf. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1995’.

It used to be networked in the University but isn’t any longer as the CISCO software is no longer supported. It is now therefore unavailable in both the British Library( for the same reason as Oxford) and the Bodleian. It would be of huge use to our students at Queen’s as all those studying English do Woolf and it seems a crying shame that one Library at least in Oxford doesn’t hold a copy. We would also be able to make it available to other students studying English.

I have looked high and low to see whether there is a copy somewhere, to buy, but so far no luck. If you are able to point me in the right direction of this pot of gold I would be very grateful and so would the students at Oxford.”

Tessa is at tessa.shaw at queens.ox.ac.uk<mailto:tessa.shaw at queens.ox.ac.uk>.

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