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Re: [PLUG] OS inventory system?
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consider using the guts of a shopping cart web application. they have
inventory management, pictures, and can have weight information for shipping
purposes. they are easy to find and not hard to build. just use postgresql,
apache and tomcat and write your own. shouldn't take too long. let me know if
you need help.
On Monday 18 February 2002 09:21 am, you wrote:
> I'm doing volunteer work for a small museum with big dreams. The Vintage
> Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut has an admirable collection
> of antiques and such, and has just bought an 85,000 sq. ft. space to
> display it in.
>
> The trouble is they have no computer system. The inventory that exists was
> only done for the purpose of weight calculation (for the move) on an Excel
> spreadsheet. The two computers that we do have are running pirated
> versions of Windows and Office.
>
> In an effort to get us into compliance, leverage the hardware we have
> (nothing better than a PI-233), and do so legally within our budget I have
> started a program to convert at least the network and servers to Linux.
>
> The trouble is, there is a rather old gentleman who has begun the project,
> who places his hopes in a proprietary program called Past Perfect
> (http://www.museumsoftware.org) which is windows-only, and neither web nor
> even client/server capable. Not to mention expensive.
>
> We are ordering an evaluation copy, at his insistence, to see the
> functionality and if we (meaning I) can develop something similar on an
> open-source basis. The functionality I've seen is pretty simple-- an
> inventory system with pictures. Hell I could probably use the Northwind
> sample database that comes with Access as a template. But my question
> (finally) is this: Is there an open-source, web or client/server based
> inventory program that anyone knows of?
>
> I haven't checked Sourceforge or Freshmeat yet, because I wanted to get
> recommendations from people who have been exposed to the products. I would
> also consider a web-enabled proprietary product.
>
> Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
>
> -Beldon
> http://www.nationalcommunicationsmuseum.org
>
> ---
> DISCLAIMER - This text was written on the road and may contain errors of
> fact, tact, and decency due to the cumulative effects of cabin fever,
> emotional displacement, and restaurant food.
>
>
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