Thanks for all the comments regarding labeling these jewel cases.

Don't get me wrong, I really love these cases and they are great for
slipping audio CD's in the door pocket of your car, etc.

I was just hoping someone had come up with more than the obvious of just
using stick on labels. I guess it is worth the small inconvenience to
have these cases.

Although labeling is a minor inconvenience , a "Heads Up" to Imation for
coming up with this design.

        Lew

Date:    Wed, 19 Jul 2000 23:15:17 -0700
From:    Art Cassel <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Imations new slimline jewel cases

Lew wrote;


> How do you label the spine. It is so thin that I can't figure out how
to
> do it except by writing the CD name on a small label and sticking it on
> the spin, not the best way.
>
> Obviously, jewel box creater will not work.
>
> Contacted Imation and their response was a jewel [pun intended]. "I am
> sorry but at this time we have no ideas of how we can label the spines
of
> the Slim Line Jewel cases."
>
> I like the slim case and would like to continue using them, but need to
> identify them.
>
> Ideas anyone, besides chucking them and using regular ones and not
buying
> Imation?
>
>

Imation has shown great creativity in designing these cases.  If any of
the list members haven't seen them, they are half the thickness of a
regular jewel case.  Two will fit in a slot designed for one jewel
case.  They are excellent for storing backup audio CD's that you use in
your car or data CD's that are not used on a regular basis.  I keep all
my reinstall CD's (Windoze, drivers, MB, etc.) in a bunch rubber banded
together.  Most of them came in sleeves anyhow.  To ask for spine labels
is kind of like asking a 500 MHz Celeron to match the performance of a
P3 1Gig.  You might be able to modify a rear label (using one spine
label) by using 6 or 7 point type, but the distortion of the bend in the
plastic case, coupled with the small type would make it almost
unreadable.  A stick on label on the outside would be so narrow that
normal handling would quickly damage them.

They are useful, but if you need something that you can quickly pull out
of a stack, they are worthless.  If you decide to chuck them, chuck 'em
my way.  I think they'll start turning up as original program storage,
replacing sleeves before long.

Art Cassel

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