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Have You Been to the CIRC Yet?
The SIGCAT CD-ROM Information Resources Center or "CIRC" is a permanent research and evaluation facility
for CD-ROM technology, conveniently located in Reston, Virginia, just 17 miles from our Nation's capitol. With
dozens of different hardware and software products provided by SIGCAT's Corporate Sponsors, the CIRC
affords its members, for as little as $75 per year, a unique opportunity to see and test the latest offerings from
the CD-ROM industry. Products currently in the CIRC include:
Authoring Software
- Alchemy (Information Research Management, Inc.)
- Insight into Multimedia (Enigma Inc.)
- Folio (Folio Corp.)
- HyperWriter (NTERGAID)
- ISYS (Odyssey Development)
- OmniSearch (Knowledge Access International, Inc.)
- QuickSearch (dataDisc)
- Search Express (Executive Technologies)
- TextWare (TextWare Corp.)
Networking Software
- SmartCD (Smart Storage)
- CD-Server (SciNet)
- CD-View (Ornetix)
- DiscPort (Microtest)
- DiscServ (Microtest)
Premastering Software
- CD-Creator (Corel)
- MultiWrite (Eastman Kodak Company)
- QuickTOPIX (Optical Media International)
- Spira (Moniker)
Other Software
- Disc-to-Disk (Optical Media International)
- Shoebox Image Software (Eastman Kodak Company)
- Arrange-It Photo CD Portfolio Layout Software (Eastman Kodak Company)
CD-Recorders
- Kodak Model PCD225
- Meridian Netscribe 2020
CD-R Disc Duplicator
Jukeboxes
- 100-disc jukebox: Professional PCD Jukebox 100 (Eastman Kodak Company)
- 240-disc jukebox: Model CDR-240-M (Kubik)
CD-ROM Towers
- CD-NET, Model 314/M (Meridian Data)
- LS 4300 network server (Logicraft)
CD-i Equipment
- GoldStar CD-i and monitor
What's New in the CIRC
Would you like to try out the latest in CD-ROM drives? NEC has just placed one of their brand new 6X drives
in the CIRC. This external drive has a transfer rate approaching 900 KBytes/sec and an average access time
under 150 ms! If performance is important, you should stop by the CIRC and see this incredible drive. Contact
Judy Lamont, CIRC Director, on (703) 435-5200 for further information.
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