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#: 291 S1/General Information
    29-Mar-88  09:09:01
Sb: CD-ROM REVIEW and CIS
Fm: J.S. Frentzen 76117,2127
To: Mark Schneider 71330,467 (X)

I am the managing editor of the new (C)ontinuous (I)nformation (S)ervice at
CD-ROM Review magazine.  We are a data collection service and independent
CD-ROM testing facility.  I am interested in any questions or comments you have
regarding CD-ROM Review and I will reply as quickly as possible to any queries.
CIS and the CD-ROM Review laboratory will publish a quarterly lab report and
monthly newsletter aimed at vendors, buyers, technical people, and those who
want to know what is out there in terms of CD-ROM discs/hardware/retrieval
software, whether it works or not, what it does, and where you can get it. If
you have any immediate questions about our service and how to subscribe, please
call myself or Roger Strukhoff at 800441-4403, or 603-924-9471.  The CIS is
intended to bring together the vast numbers of CD-ROM people who are out there,
doing their own thing in their own corner, and interested in what the rest of
the industry is doing. -- Jeff



#: 292 S1/General Information
    29-Mar-88  09:37:31
Sb: #263-titles
Fm: J.S. Frentzen 76117,2127
To: Don Pugsley 76314,2041

CD-ROM Review publishes a fairly complete list of CD-ROMs out there in the
marketplace.  We are about to go monthly, and plan to update the list every
three months or so.  If you wish to get a copy or subscription to _hD-ROM
Review, call our subscription dept. at 800-258-5473. -- Jeff



#: 293 S1/General Information
    29-Mar-88  10:13:08
Sb: Hello
Fm: Jack Ryan 76164,1273
To: All

Good Morning!  I'm excited to see the response to the CDROM Forum the past
week.  There is definitely a substantial level of interest in the technology
and the applications being developed.  I am with Discovery Systems and I hope
to add to the discussions relative to production requirements, timeframes and
costs.  Please feel free to contact me directly through EasyPlex or through the
Forum.



#: 294 S4/Adding CDROM Access
    29-Mar-88  12:52:17
Sb: #257-ALL
Fm: Berkeley MUG 70007,2271
To: Don H. Marshall 73327,3310

Don -

It looks as though you misaddressed your message #257 to me, when it should
have been sent to someone else.  DMA Channels?  Memory address? Sorry, this is
all beyond me.

-- Raines



#: 295 S1/General Information
    29-Mar-88  12:57:53
Sb: #282-Hello
Fm: Berkeley MUG 70007,2271
To: Marsh Williams 75126,565

Hey Marsh -

Good to see you here.  How often will you be checking in?  For us, this is
_much_ cheaper than AppleLink for correspondence, although not as flexible in
terms of formatted files, etc.

-- Raines



#: 296 S4/Adding CDROM Access
    29-Mar-88  13:00:25
Sb: #278-Apple CD reader
Fm: Berkeley MUG 70007,2271
To: Jeffrey G. Backes 72227,1130

Jeff -

Apple has promised release of the High Sierra/ISO drivers for the Mac & Ap2 by
June or so.  I haven't heard of any discs shipping yet in HFS format, but it
would be pointless anyway, since Apple's drive isn't shipping yet.

I doubt that CD ROM will replace home libraries anytime soon, although it may
replace other sorts of libraries rather quicker.

-- Raines Cohen / Project Manager, the PD ROM(tm) from BMUG



#: 297 S5/Data Preparation
    29-Mar-88  13:09:20
Sb: #71-Introduction
Fm: Ty Wait 76701,231
To: Jeffrey L. Felbeck 73320,3121

Hello, Jeff.  I was recently up in Seattle (for only the second time) to attend
the Third International CDROM Conference Microsoft put on.  I like the city and
think you chose a nice part of the country to which to migrate.

Your hopes for CDROM discs with useful (and reasonably priced) information will
certainly have to be realized if the technology is to become a business. As you
have probably heard or read, some of those items have already made it to CDROM
(see some of the .PR files in library 3 of this forum), and more are in the
works.  We are working on a compilation of titles to be posted in library 3.  I
would expect your area to have quite a few companies working with CDROM, either
developing tools or products.

My interests - family, camping, cards (bridge), computers, and other
miscellaneous oddities.

Welcome aboard.



#: 298 S4/Adding CDROM Access
    29-Mar-88  13:19:05
Sb: #61-profile
Fm: Ty Wait 76701,231
To: Paul Gates 70516,420

Hello, Paul.  With a wordprocessing business, I would think the Amdek
Laserdrive-1 system with Microsoft Bookshelf would be a reasonable choice. The
drive can do handle both data and audio, and the player (made by Hitachi) seems
to be turning up everywhere.  If you have no interest in Bookshelf, getting the
player from Radio Shack (they also will be carrying the same Hitachi unit
(CDR-1503S)) would give you a handy means to get the drive serviced if it
should ever fail.  With some of the software and discs that will be out, with
that drive if you're not doing your own composition, you could be listening to
someone else's.



#: 299 S4/Adding CDROM Access
    29-Mar-88  13:23:06
Sb: #277-new memeber
Fm: Ty Wait 76701,231
To: Robert C. Osburne 76357,2402

Thanks for stopping by, Robert.  When we get our list of titles in library 3 of
the forum, I suspect you'll see a number of discs with medical information on
them.  Stop by any time, and if you have any questions, just post 'em here.



#: 300 S2/Conference/Seminars
    29-Mar-88  13:35:10
Sb: #168-CDROM Production
Fm: Ty Wait 76701,231
To: James T. Sullivan 76210,1244

Hello, James.  Our company has done a few multimedia (data and audio) CDROM
discs, and we have a division that is a post-production facility.  Your message
ended (twice) before listing those techniques for which you are seeking
details.  I'm not certain we could help, but if you want to try again with your
list, we could give it a try.



#: 301 S3/CDROM Applications
    29-Mar-88  13:43:11
Sb: #52-Video
Fm: Ty Wait 76701,231
To: Sol Rosenberg 76136,514

Sol, could you provide some more info?  Full motion "live" video, or animated
graphics? or both?  Videotape, videodisc, or CDROM media?  Is delivery to a
single user, or to several simultaneous viewers?  How interactive, and using
what type of device (keyboard, mouse, joystick, touch screen...)?  We have some
experience in this area and may be able to help you.



#: 302 S3/CDROM Applications
    29-Mar-88  13:58:22
Sb: #170-INTRODUCTION TO PROJECTS
Fm: Ty Wait 76701,231
To: BARRY SCHWARTZ 76566,2714

Barry, one person for you to contact is Greg Smith at Meridian Data in
Capitola, CA.  He can fill you in on their recently announced CDNET product,
which may meet your networking needs.  He can be reached at [phone].
Optimem [[phone]], Optotech [[phone]], and Reference Technology
[[phone]] are just a few players in the WORM disk arena.  Hope this
helps.



#: 303 S3/CDROM Applications
    29-Mar-88  14:05:50
Sb: #206-cdrom
Fm: Ty Wait 76701,231
To: sherwood egbert 71171,1774

Hello, Sherwood.  With CDROM you could get 650 megs on line to your Compaq 386.
However, if you need read/write access to your media there are other
alternatives.  There are some large disks (150+ megs) that have device drivers
permitting volumes larger than 32megs.  The IBM PC Software forum might have
more details on those items.  WORM (Write Once Read Many) may also be an option
- they have capacities exceeding 1 gigabyte.  Exactly how you plan to use the
storage will be a major factor in selecting the media type.



#: 304 S1/General Information
    29-Mar-88  20:41:59
Sb: #290-CDI or DVI
Fm: bob helfant 75530,214
To: Noboru Toyoshima 76662,330

I see the DVI technology as an improved version of CD-ROM.  CD-ROM now is
capable of presenting the user with integrated audio, text and graphics.  I see
DVI as the next step in giving information to people.  Instead of a "still"
picture, or limited animation, DVI will bring the graphic to life with real
time video quality presentations.  This is obviously not necessary for all
applications, but it will be an attractive alternative. Bob Helfant



#: 305 S1/General Information
    29-Mar-88  20:45:50
Sb: #288-Pressing Disks
Fm: bob helfant 75530,214
To: Frank Paladino 70446,1455 (X)

There are several companies who would be able to give you precise replies to
your questions.  I don't have any numbers handy, but if you give me a call or
send me a reply by easy mail, I will look one or two up for you.  Try leaving a
message for Jack Ryan at Discovery Systems.  I think that talking to a company
who does it will discourage most people from trying to put that must equipment
together.  Day phone is 212-996-6999. Bob Helfant