16,294 pages, 1.13 GBs. (download this overnight), ALL searchable pages of this fantastic historical and modern, Gems, Gemology & Jewelry Journal - PLEASE tell others about this unique resource....... The GIA is to be congratulated on its progressive attitude, for making Gems & Gemology 1934-2012 available for free download on their web site.
Post subject: Re: Another Astounding Contribution from Joseph Gill!
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:39 pm
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I know it is listed at over one GB, but I download it twice thinking something had interfered in the first download and both came out 485,507 kb or ~486 Mb. I checked the 1934 and then the end and it all seemed to be there, so maybe you could get it on a CD. If not I can burn it for you on DVD-R ( only blanks I have) or CD. It can be a very slow down load
Post subject: Re: Another Astounding Contribution from Joseph Gill!
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:11 pm
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Thanks, Jim . I will download it tonight and see how much space it takes up. If it is less than 700MB, I'll copy it over to a CD-R so I can have a backup.
Edit: Well, unless I, too, missed something, the download only took about 7 minutes and 485,507KB.
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Post subject: Re: Another Astounding Contribution from Joseph Gill!
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:23 am
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Remain calm....this is doable. I store all my gemological stuff on an external hard drive. They are quite inexpensive and very practical. For $69 you can get 1TB of external storage! Check this out
Why get a color, like blue or red? Because you can see at a glance where your gem data is stored. (I also have a black one for other stuff)
I would save the G&Gs, Gemology Tools Pro, GemeWizard, Journal of Gemmology issues, my appraisals, anything related, all on an external drive. Don't have to worry about scratching a disc or misplacing a wee flash drive. My 2¢
Post subject: Re: Another Astounding Contribution from Joseph Gill!
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:41 am
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Hello Gemologist,
Get modern, I have not used a DVD or CD in several years. Just use your laptop HD and then back up all this and all your Gemology etc on an inexpensive 2 or 3TB Seagate external HD.
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