Re: gathering TC knowledge

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Kilroy,

I think your TCIA:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TCIA/tcia/tcia.html

or something similar is the best way to go.  I don't think there is any
"easy" way to do it.  I can easily give others write permission (with your
approval) and such if you need.  I think any effort will require the inputs
from many, and other people to "sort it all out".  It's almost too big for
any one person.  Keeping things as simple as possible is important for
maintaining it an keeping it easy for others to work with.

I also send copies of hot-streamer-dot-com out on CDrom not only to help people
with slow connections, but also to "back it up" so the information gets
stored with many people all over the Earth.  It would be hard to truly
"loose" information is this case. It was really meant as sort of a
collection point for any and all coiling information that it could "suck
in".  Much information is lost simply do to the limits on web space or the
site "dies" never to be seen again.  Hot-streamer has no such limits and it
can be distributed around so nothing will get lost no matter what.  There
are modern search tools that can search all kinds of files and archives for
information for people that are serious about studying a specific thing,
but that does not help the normal person looking for information.
Hot-streamer has a LOT of information, but not even "I" can find stuff
anymore.  I find I often help people just to find things on it, sort of
like the librarian who knows where all the best books are hidden :-))

I am not sure we have "the" answer, but were getting closer.

Cheers,

	Terry


At 02:54 AM 1/5/2002 -0600, "Kilroy" <kilroy-at-nex-dot-net> wrote:
>I haven't had much time for keeping up with all the posts on the Tesla 
>lists lately, but the ones about an on-line book caught my attention.
>
>I have long thought there was a need for a information source for 
>builders.  There are many good web-pages out there with TC info, but none 
>seem complete.  I've always had to hop around page to page trying to find 
>the bits of info that I was after, never being able to remember just where 
>I had seen them before.  I saw a need for a good "one-stop" source for 
>coiling information.
>
>That is why I started to create the Tesla Coil Information Archive 
>(TCIA).  You put this up for me at 
>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/tcia/tcia/tcia.html several months ago. I laid out 
>a basic structure in which to organize all the data and a basic format for 
>all the pages.  I tried to keep them all clean and graphics free to make 
>loading time short and keep the size of the archive as small as 
>possible.  While I did put in a few bits of info, it is mostly 
>empty.   Before I got to the gathering and sorting of the information, my 
>job changed and left me little time to work on a project such as this.  So 
>it has set for the past several months.
>
>I would really like to see the TCIA become a reality.  It will take 
>contributions from the coiling community to make it grow as well as someone 
>that is willing to put some time into it to keep it updated.  I never 
>mentioned it on the lists, because I knew that I didn't have the time to 
>work on it right now and haven't found anyone that does.
>
>If you would be interesting in helping on this and maybe know 1 or 2 others 
>that would be willing to help, let me know.  
>