This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Jason, I think it has not to be a multimedia-encyclopaedia. Just take the text and pictures, the effort on doing this would be so much. You can reserve the sound and videoclip stuff for version 2 or 3, then you will have better quality than MS Video or Intel have…
Malcom, yes, that right. BTW, how many answer did You get to Your message? WErner
Sorry, no source on the labels, but Avery is bound to make something that will work OK.
The version of Street Atlas that required a floppy disk patch should be sold out by now. The problem was when a lot of fonts were installed. The Price Club should have the current version. I prefer Map Expert, but it is a lot more money. I was told to…
Rod: System 7 File Sharing 'locks in' any mounted volumes when it starts up, even if they aren't explicitly shared. To avoid getting your CDs 'trapped', don't start up with a CD in the drive. When starting up, wait until the Mac reaches the Finder, and then at least 20…
Writing CD-ROM
Message #52905
Hello, I just thougt about having a "Writing" CD-ROM Drive for creating real CD-ROMS (not WORM disks available on the market, because the end user will have a cheap CD-ROM Drive instead of an expensive WORM) in small series as a service to some of my customers, which deal with…
Corel SCSI 1.2 should work okay with the 1742A and Toshiba 3401. rp93
How do you know the 1740 never sees the CD-ROM? It never prints anything other than drive C: and D:. What CD-ROM drive are you using? Is synchronous transfers turned off? If you're using a Toshiba 3401, I have heard you need drivers from Adaptec which support it. Corel SCSI…
I missed the first part of this thread. What is a Sony CDU-541-CL? I have a CDU-541-01 (no CL). I have been able to get it to work with single-session photo CDs only. I do not believe there is any way to get it to work with multi-session. rp93
Hello Holger, UPC is a 'can', not a 'must' in the CD-Subcode-Channel Q. Also there is no definition for track-titels or the cd-titel in the subcode. Hans-Gunter
There's a product from Microsoft called "Multimedia viewer" which apparently compiles documents into an indexed, hypertext-linked application with searching capabilities, etc. I haven't used it, but it looks pretty good. Version 2.0 just released, $495 list.
Glen, I'll forward your question up the ladder to the tech support people. I'm not familiar with any of the Sony videodisc players or of any computer-related projects involving them. Chuck
Mike, Can you give me some more specifics about exactly what you've tried with the 31A driver, and how it is failing? Are you trying to install OS/2 2.1 off of the CD-ROM, or do you already have it installed and you're just trying to add support for the 31A?…
Jim, The BBS number for Sony is 408-955-5107. They have a single line, so it is frequently busy, but keep trying. Also, they've just moved into a new facility in San Jose and the phone system has a lot of problems. When you finally get connected, you'll find the latest…
Thanks for the information, I appreciate it. Ron
Street Atlas question
Message #52895
Do you know if the Street Atlas USA sold at the Price Club is the latest version? The CDRom is marked ED 1.0 with XMap, I heard they came out with a version that did not work very well and needed to be modified to work properly. Thanks
Hi Werner, Can't hurt looking into visualization techniques. After all, athletes and others in the medical field use them. Thanks. -Malcolm.
James, Thanks for taking the time to give me the info. Is there another driver also needed (in addition to MSCDEX)? I assume there must be an ASPI or proprietary driver. How much memory does it take? Does the "single disc" driver come with the drive? How much memory does…
John, Why don't you tell Bill to look for that PC Today article about your DB? Kathy Cochrane [GO ONEOFF]
Thanks for the info, I'll get back to the UK distributors, CD-ROM Systems, to take a closer look. Paul
Possibly. Or maybe just the first to say it right? Kathy
Steve, Thanks, but I'd rather ask people to call 1-800-387-1633 (The One-Off CD Shops) for all kinds of CDROM stuff (including networked CDs). Are you with TODD? Kathy Cochrane [GO ONEOFF]
Hi Karin, I have the very latest Viper drivers and board ROM. I don't want to drop resolution for a number of reasons, the main one being that I'm running PCTOOLS for Windows and resetting my elaborate desktop takes forever after a resolution change. Also note that while Toolbook may…
Check the 12/22/92 issue of PC Rag pg 293 & 345. If you don't mind paying a few $$, it should be available on CIS in Computer Database or some such.
There are two threads in the Media Vision section of the Multimedia Vendor Forum that address this subject: "MSCDEX High?" and "PAS 16 & Texel CD-ROM". I discussed my luck and problems there. Let me know if you need more help.
John. >>>Now, if someone could only clue me in on why NEC thought they had to add that second outer trapdoor over the disk slot.
Kevin. FYI the /L is optional, if omitted MSCDEX uses next available drive letter. Glen
Randy, EMAIL me a phone number/address and I'll get a sales person to contact you. We did a four disc series a few years back. We don't activly market them but they are still available. Glen Chapman – Online Computer Systems
Bill, I use FoxPro to retrieve aviation safety databases (fielded data) from CD-R. It works nearly as well from CD as from HD – in a flat file. Multiple table searches are a little slow. Originally we did this project just for our own use. But the CD-R process is…
SCSI Express does provide support for name spaces. It also supports HFS discs and ISO 9660 discs with the Rock Ridge extensions. It doesn't support native UNIX discs. David Dillard Micro Design International, Inc.
SCSI Express will allow you to
>I asked someone there and got the answer: People don't want it. [Encyclopedia Britannica on CD-ROM] >In 1886 (I think) Carl Benz invented the first automobile. Noone wanted it. And back when silent films were the thing, one of the movie studio greats, Warner or Goldwyn perhaps, said "Who the…
Hi John. Just curious. What type of data do you have in the FoxPro tables that are on your CD-ROM? Is the CD a product that you sell or just what? Bill
#PC Mag's Drive Reviews
Message #52877
Does anyone remember the issue of PC Mag that reviewed a bunch of drives? I'm looking for a good fast drive as under $500 as I can get. Any recommendations? Matt
Oh now Kathy, you and I agree far more than we disagree and you know it . Our only problem is that we both want to be the first to say it. Jerry CDS
Ziff-Davis markets Computer Select, Support on Site and Support On Site for LANs. Check over on Ziffnet for details.
Thanks, Paul, I think that's what I'll be doing, too. Now I wonder why don't the CD manufacturer put all the song's titles somewhere on the CD… would make programming a CD player so much easier.. Holger
Cd/Oxford Dictionary
Message #52873
Sheldon, Sometime ago, I received a brochure from IBM that discussed an offer for the OED Cd-rom. You might contact them. The price was about $200 bucks. I will see if I have that flyer on file. If I do I will get back with you before the week is…
#Multi Client Servers?
Message #52872
We are running a Netware 3.11 network, with Macintosh and NFS volume support. Currently, our CD-ROM capability comprises a single CD-ROM drive on each platform, Sun, Macintosh and PC. Looking at the specifications of CD-Net, Optinet and SCSI Express NLMs, they all allow mounting of CD-ROMs as a DOS volume.…
Ross, I just spent a day at a Viewer 2.0 (Microsoft) seminar and I was very impressed with the new version. I have not used it in production yet, but it appeared to be a very powerful Windows product which does all that you ask for and a whole lot…
Brian, You can get a CDROM disk called "MPC Wizard" at your local Egghead store for about $10. It has some utilities and some tests for MPC compatibility, including speed. It also has some beautiful pictures with music. -John
You can d/l mscdex from CIS (GO MULTIMEDIA), filename is MSCDEX.EXE; or (GO MSL) and d/l CDEXT.EXE. The former should be v2.22, the newest; the latter may still be v2.21. If you have DOS6, it comes with that product; just look in your DOS directory. Some of the oddities of…
Are you sure it's a Compuserve file? CIS filenames are six alphanumeric characters max, I think.
Well, I had the exact same problems you described with the Texel drives, and they didn't go away until I got the 1.09 version of the ROM chip. Ron
No ! Only the index to the Brittanica is available on CDROM.
Wendell, I have a tosh3401b and PAStudio16 running OS2v2.1 and it works fine. All the drivers you need come with the PAStudio. Good Luck! If you have any other questions, check out the OS2SUP forum. Jerry
Ron, Thanks for the reply but I don't really think it is the CD-ROM drive (at least not the GPF with Media Player nor the problem with volume of the sound card). And the other system error happens at random times (ie I can't figure out the pattern yet) and…
You can get the SBPRO card to play a mitsumi cd by using the external connectors and adding a /LINE:12 swith to the autoexec.bat line \sbpro\sbp-set /m:nn ………Then it will work the sound from the i/o card of the cdplayers RCA jacks without having to use a Windows driver.
OS2_LU.ZIP
Message #52862
Anyone know where this file is not located?
CD ROM One-Off unit
Message #52861
I'm looking for information on one-off machines. We are planning to produce a disc in the next few weeks, a second by Christmas, then go to a bi-monthly or monthly production. The one-off unit will let us check the discs, and make changes, as well as distribute short runs to…
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