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- From: kdarling@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
- Subject: Re: Video on standard CD's?
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 06:11:38 GMT
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- trussell@unomaha.edu (Tim Russell) writes:
- > Speaking of this, I noticed in the latest Radio Shack flyer that they're
- > touting something called "VES" (for Video Entertainment System) that looks
- > a WHOLE lot like CD-I, and saying that hundreds of titles will be released
- > for it by the end of 1992, etc etc...
-
- VIS (Video Information System) is the brainchild of Tandy and Microsoft.
- The "VIS" logo is supposed to remind consumers of "VHS." <cough>
-
- > So is this baby CD-I under a different name, or a whole new machine?
-
- It's based on early MPC specs, so it has an 80286... with fast video access and
- some custom video modes. The idea is that MS Windows developers can quickly
- fix up their MPC CD-ROM titles with larger text and avoid TV overscan areas,
- then end up with CDs which work on both the VIS and MPC systems. Ie: great
- for developers in the short term since Tandy is buying early titles, but
- I'm not sure who'd actually buy a VIS instead of a full MPC computer system.
-
- > If it's not CD-I I think I'd avoid it like the plague, especially at $700.
- > Talk about your orphans when CD-I dominates...
-
- Yep. Or even if MPC specs get updated again.
-
- kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu> <76703.4227@compuserve.com>
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