This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Dataware Technologies can be reached at 617-621-0820. Kathy
Michael, I was visiting OMI today, and was told their NT version is in beta now, out the door very soon. Kathy
Thanks for the vindication, Jackson. 😉
Carl, I'm not in DC now — I was in Reston for a conference a couple of weeks ago (SIGCAT 95). However, you may be referring to a message from Mark Czajka of The One-Off CD Shop Washington. He's located in White Plains, MD. If you'd like to visit their…
I'm surprised you haven't heard from at least some of them already — they're here online. Check out the CDVENB forum for incatsystems (Deirdre) and elektroson (Paul). I don't think OMI is there, but Steve or someone else is usually hanging around here. There are other mfgrs represented here, too,…
Gavin, You could try a tower configuration that you can populate with your own choice of players. I think Microtech makes one like that. The One-Off CD Shops are dealers for them, I think. Call 1-800-340-1633 for info/prices. Another source for towers/jukeboxes is Todd Enterprises at 1-800-445-TODD. Everything I've read/heard…
Don't know if it's the same model, but early Pinnacles are said to have a design flaw that causes overheating — the laser housing isn't vented, or is inadequately vented. BTW, the "other" dye is spelled pthalocyanine. Kathy The One-Off CD Shops
Michael, You might be better off talking direct to the sw manufacturers, like Deirdre or Steve or Paul — they can tell you exactly what they've got. So far, I've been told no one has an NT version yet, but everybody's working on them (of course.) It is a bit…
Gavin, If, as you say, you need to archive critical information, you need a reliable solution. The problem doesn't seem to be with the recorder, however, if some players will read the discs. It has been established that many players do not adequately handle CD-Rs — and it's not the…
Well, the Rimage printer gives a nice-looking, almost silkscreen effect with wax transfer technology, and I don't think it costs as much as $5K — probably closer to $3K, but still more than paper. If you don't mind using the "printable" media with the matte finish, CAI's bubblejet can print…
You're welcome. Be looking forward to hearing your results. Kathy
David, If you'll email me your address I'll send you a CD-R to see what happens. I suspect it will work fine, though — in general Toshiba drives are very good (some say the best), although I'm not familiar with that particular model. Kathy
Georges, Running under NT and supporting NT are two different issues. When someone claims to support an operating system, my understanding is that they run under it in native mode, not as a backward-compatible thing. Kathy
>>Why does V3.0 of EZCD say that it supports Windows 95 if it doesn't run under NT… ?? Maybe because they are different o.s.?? Kathy
>>At least Kodak has opened up the standard for other developers. OK, gang, now's the time to discuss the difference between "standard" and "proprietary format" Kathy
>>So SIGCAT is that invigorating? Actually, it's been a great show so far. I hadn't been to SIGCAT before, and had always heard that it was usually small, mostly government users, but this year a whole bunch of CDROM folks are here, either as exhibitors, conferees, presenters, or just dropping…
Kenny, Jerry knows what he's talking about here — he does lots of hybrids, but I can't remember if he's mentioned that in order to create a shared hybrid (what he refers to as "true" hybrid) you have to premaster on a Mac, and there are only a couple of…
Britt, It has been fun. It's interesting that you mentioned the idea of using higher density CDs for putting an artist's entire works on one disc — One of the presenters in the session at the SIGCAT conference here today used exactly that example of what people would do with…
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Rock Ridge?
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John, Good to hear from you again! Yes, we can do RockRidge now. I'll refer your question to someone who knows more than I do about it, however. Someone will get back to you shortly. Is this for another of your 3D-ROM discs? Kathy The One-Off CD Shop, Inc.
All you need to make a PC SCSI compatible is a host adapter card. Good ones are available for less than $200. Or you could use tape instead of a hard drive. I assume you are using software on the Mac like AccessPC or SoftPC that allows you to manipulate…
terry, Sorry I'm so slow answering! It's been a frantic week (couple of weeks? month? …) I'll call you tomorrow. Kathy
Phil, Love it! Might be worthwhile as a curiosity, but I don't really have much time these days to learn another language. Nonetheless, I appreciate the referral! Kathy
Eileen, One place to look is the new (so new it's not quite open yet — maybe this weekend?) CDROM Vendor's forum in the One-Off CD Shop section. Please drop by when we get the doors open! I'm putting some files in the library there that may answer some of…
I'm not sure I understand your question — what do you mean by "publish"? I have a CD-ROM player running on a IIcx which I can access from another Mac via AppleShare. Is that what you want to do? If it is, the way to do it is set up…
Bruce, I'll be happy to quote you prices, but not in the forum. I'll email some questions to you before I can give you a firm figure. Kathy
Mickey, You got it in one, so to speak However, a one-off might be any CD format — CD-DA, CD-I, CD-ROM, CD-ROM(XA), PhotoCD, etc. What the term means is a crafted item made one at a time, as opposed to a mass-produced product. I like to (jokingly) say that we…
Spring COMDEX
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******* Free passes to Spring COMDEX available ******* SpringCOMDEX/Windows World conference will take place in Atlanta, Georgia's World Congress Center from May 24th to 27th. The One-Off CD Shops International and Disc Manufacturing, Inc. invite you to request a free pass to this event by sending ** EMAIL ** to…
(This is embarrassing — you know more about it than I do. 😉 I seem to remember something about a SNOBOL/4 compiler for DOS… it was several years ago, though. Maybe in Programmer's Shop? We ran ours at Manoa on an old IBM mainframe. I think there is/was a newsgroup…
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Text database
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Well, if you can index a full CD-ROM (and it's possible up to the limits of the size of the index and text combined fitting on one disc) I don't think 500K would present any problem. One disc I'm familiar with, Panatech's BidDisc (Commerce Business Daily on CD — a…
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#Text database
Message #47672
No, not SPITBAL — SPITBOL. Yes, it's a joke, but it's also a language. Linguists frequently have a weird sense of humor. Like the best tri-lingual pun I've ever encountered: A young, attractive, female assistant professor, named Iovana (Vanna for short), joined the Linguistics Department. The next day a note…
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#Text database
Message #47585
John, Have you ever tried programming with SNOBOL/4? More specifically with SPITBOL (a dialect of SNOBOL/4)? You can make data do all kinds of weird and wonderful things with that language — I know people who have built reverse dictionaries (words spelled backwards) using it, and other exotic stuff. It's…
Brian, Welcome to CDROM & the forum. In reply to your first question, " Does anybody know of any CD-ROM suppliers who have a comprehensive catalogue?" yes, a firm called CD-ROM, Inc. of Golden Colorado have an excellent catalog. I'm presently travelling and don't have the address handy, but they…
Pat, There are number of retrieval packages available, and your description was rather open-ended. Without more information it would be difficult to suggest what might work for you. Here are some questions to help narrow the field: What platform (computer) do you intend your program to run on? Do you…
Adaptec card vendors
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Has anyone else had dealings with a company called PCA Peripherals of Sunnyvale, CA? Kathy
Sorry, Jerry, I was afraid I was putting _my_ foot in a chewable position. You did say "can't" though, not that it just wasn't advisable. Maybe I shudda been a lawyer… Kathy
Rich, The One-Off CD Shops are vendors for AND Group encryption technology. Kathy
Alex, Lots of questions! Some of which I think it would be better to discuss in email, since they are definitely commercial, and this forum is intended to be for information. I'll write you there about those things. However, let me say that yes, there is other s/w available unbundled,…
Terry, There are a whole range of royalty/package deals out there. I'm learning about at least some of them. Be happy to talk to you Friday. Kathy
Can't really explain it, but you're right, it's more than reading multisession PhotoCD. In very general terms, CD-ROM(XA) is a superset of the ISO9660 standard (but I don't think it is accepted to be part of the standard by the ISO) to include some capabilities such as interleaving digital audio…
Hugh, Review your jumper settings on the Adaptec card. It is possible to modify the DTR with the hardware. Sorry, I'm not at work so I can't look it up, but review the manuals & you should be able to find out what to do. If you still have problems,…
Matthew, If you join the OPA (aplication in library 14) you receive a subscription to the organization's newsletter, which frequently has stats like you're looking for. Membership also includes a publication that has what I've been told are the most realistic figures about CD-ROM markets and performance available. Kathy
Jerry, I've been told some/most of the replication houses use tape because they just haven't set up their production areas to use CD-ROMs. I'd guess it's simply a matter of not having a large enough volume of data being delivered on CD-R to go to the bother. That is changing,…
Terry, I was aware of the fax problem — tried to send the remainder this morning, but line was busy. Stewart will get the rest of it out to you this afternoon, I hope. After 9 months, I'm still baffled . This is an enormous information space to try to…
Terry, I'm sorry you didn't get my fax — I _THINK_ I sent it out, or asked Stewart to send it, or something. In case it was "or something" please accept my apologies and I will get myself right over to the fax machine and zap out an info bundle…
Joji, You can register for the interMedia conference in San Jose and obtain more information by calling 203-352-8240. If you need information on lodging or local transportation, call the San Jose Visitor's Bureau at 408-295-9600. The number for airline, hotel & car reservations is 800-388-8105. I hope you make it,…
Rich, Actually, you can put a unique id on each disc, if they are one-offs. Kathy
Terry, I'll fax out an info bundle tomorrow morning. MidSouth is in Huntsville, Alabama — just down the road a piece from Knoxville . Kathy
CD-ROM copy protection
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Larry, Yes, it's possible. I'll contact you via email to discuss it. Kathy
interMedia conference
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Disc Manufacturing, Inc. has generously made a block of passes to the interMedia expo available to CDROM forum participants. These passes will admit up to two persons registering together to the vendor exhibits for the duration of the conference (March 30 – April 1). Intermedia is a Multimedia & CD-ROM…
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