Re: numbers of intros
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: numbers of intros
- From: t*@Lanl.GOV (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:42:21 -0700
Lonnie writes
:Now more than ever would be a good time for the A.I.S. to
:get their library under way. The computer technology would allow for a
:comprehensive cataloging of all iris. It would allow for breeding data in
:A.I.S. holdings to be incorporated in the database. Using this compiled
:data, current and future irisarians would have an unprecedented tool to track
:genetic trends. Perhaps that elusive geranium red is out there. The one I
:want is a red/white Amoena. I myself would like to study, and try some
: crosses that have already been done. Using such a CD-ROM database I could
:look at them and see the results before ever picking up a shovel!!!
Absolutely! Chris (I think) suggested this early on in the history of the
list. It would be truly wonderful to have the checklist data on CD-ROM
(as a true database, not just the text). It would also be a lot of work:
simple scanning would not do it, because the information in each entry
would have to be intelligently assigned to database fields. But the
payoff for iris research and breeding would be tremendous.
I think Clarence, being AIS VP, and recently having made a small fortune
through his so-called Iris Pond, is in an excellent position to launch
and fund this project! ;) How 'bout it?
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Tom Tadfor Little tlittle@lanl.gov -or- telp@Rt66.com
technical writer/editor Los Alamos National Laboratory
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