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OS/2 & LAN SERVER SAIL TO RESTORE COLUMBUS DOCUMENTS
December 7, 1993
In Spain's Archivo General de Indias, nine million pages of documents on
the history of the Discovery of the New World and Spanish administration
in America reside on a computerized information system running
OS/2 Version 2.1 and LAN Server 3.0.
The OS/2-based archive makes it possible to access the 15th-19th century
documents very easily and handle them digitally so they do not
deteriorate. In addition, image-processing tools under OS/2 are used to
"clean" deteriorated documents, which would otherwise be unreadable, so
they can be displayed clearly on PC screens.
Here's how it works: A researcher enters search text into a database,
which lists related documents found. The researcher selects a document.
A corresponding message is sent over the network to an image-storage
system, where the document, which was previously digitized and stored in
optical disks, is sent to the researcher's workstation, decompressed,
then loaded into RAM memory so it can be displayed on the screen. All
that happens smoothly and without delay. That's because the system is
putting OS/2's multitasking capabilities to work.
In addition to its multitasking benefits, OS/2 provides other
capabilities for the archive system. The uncompressed file size of each
image is around 1 megabyte. OS/2's high-power memory management scheme
is needed to load the images quickly, especially when several pages have
to be loaded in RAM simultaneously. To keep everything running
smoothly, OS/2's Communications Manager handles the dialogue between the
AS/400 database server and the PS/2 client workstations.
It's no wonder why thousands of researchers and archivists from around
the world use the automated archive each year and help fill the 70-seat
research room daily. Once an image of a document is displayed in front
of them, researchers can manipulate the image through enlargement,
rotation, contrast, and even remove bleeding-ink stains. When they find
the document they need, they can print it on a laser printer.
The system has been jointly designed and developed by the Spanish
Ministry of Culture, IBM Spain, and the Ramon Areces Foundation. If you
are interested in managing your volumes of information better, or would
like more information about this OS/2 & LAN Server solution, contact
Julian Bescos, Proyecto Indias, Apartado 179, 28080 Madrid, Spain, or
fax to number 34-1-7351440.
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