This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Time Warner
Message #38596
Is their anybody here on this forum from Time Warner? I'd like to know if anybody is planning to digitize old cartoons and put a bunch of them on a CDROM? If anybody is wondering how best to do this (technically) please contact me. Thanks
CDROM X/A and DVI
Message #38584
I have a drive that is "XA READY" and a driver that lets me read single session Photo CD … but do I need more (like an XA chip in the drive or the soundcard) to play XA titles. I also have the Multimedia Publsihing Studio CD-ROM Product guide from…
Microsoft has a Tech support CDROM itself now on all their own products. It's supposed to become a subscription service soon. The disk sells for $30. Have you or anyone elsoe seen it … or have you seen the Support On Site disk from Ziff (I think)? -Mark
AVI will play OK in a smaller window but try sizing the window and see what happens and what you think … a lot depends on what frame rate it's shot at too (I think). How easy is it to fish articles out on Knowledge base? You have to know…
Jim what do you think … is VFW great? I couldn't find those files in the INTEL forum can you get them to me? -Mark
Bill Gates & COMDEX
Message #35162
I heard that Bill Gates at COMDEX mentioned 6 significnt CD's that people should take a look at. I know one of them was Animals (about the San Diego Zoo). Does anybody know what the other 5 were? Thanks!
New Demo Disk
Message #31910
I heard your latest version on Nautilus has some AVI files. I have a demo disk from a year ago but I'd like to see what this AVI looks like and I'd like to know how much you intend to include on a regular basis. Can I get a copy…
#CDROMS and AVI
Message #31779
Can anybody tell me of any CDROM titles in the works that will be using the new AVI technology that Microsoft has come out with? Is anybody interested in some ideas I have for new titles? Thanks!
#Kodak Photo CD
Message #28198
According to the September/October issue of Link-Up Mr. Joe Webb states that to view images on an IBM compatible computer you need a 24-bit graphics board and a 486. Is this correct ??? … Can't we at least see the images on a 386 and an adapter that handles 8…
#Kodakd Photo Cd
Message #28045
Does Kodak have any stickers (like Microsoft does for Windows) with a logo that could be attached to PC with a CDROM that would indicate that the drive is PHOTO CD compatible? Does Kodak have anything for hanging from the ceiling (like a mobile) for advertising PHOTO CD? I have…
Thanks, I was aware of who they are … but have not seen anybody that is selling anything yet that applies this technology … do you know of any?
Yes, Let me know .. can you Modem me a VGA version of a photo and a 2400% enlargement of a portion thereof? It might be good to have examples of this on the CDROM forum in Compuserve … it might even help your business. -Mark
Thanks for all the information. I have a plain old 2400 BPS modem so I'm afraid It would take to long for me to get your picture … wish I had a 14.4 modem! Perhaps you could create a sample file at 2400% blowup of one of your fine grain…
I am a consultant in Southern California … specializing mostly in database applications and also Multimedia on the PC. The package you purchased … how much was it? What kind of monitor do you have? Have you tried selecting a portion of the picture and zooming on it … and…
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#Photo CD
Message #25658
Thnaks for the news … I thought the original date wat August 10. Who said it was going to slip? What exactly is in the developers kit and how much is it?. I got the information you mentioned about a week ago too. If you check the newstands in your…
Will you sell the CD with 90 minutes of sample animations … and if so how much is it?
Please check to see if they are available separately. Only "Multimedia Explorer" sounds like a demo disk. What exactly is it?
#Demo Disk
Message #21638
Does Autodesk have a demo CDROM available with some sample FLI files … or does anybody know of a collection of FLI files on CDROM?
Problems & Questions
Message #22219
I have an introductory demo disk and have a cuple of questions. I also have the Media Vision Upgrade Kit. It has the PAS PLUS card in it. 1. I tried to play a couple of the MID files and they wouldn't play although the other MIDI files supplied by…
Nautilus
Message #22204
Does an actual Nautilus disk contain a lot more than the introductory disk I got … or not. Thanks!
#CDROM Extensions
Message #20092
Where does one get the latest copy Microsofts CDROM extensions? Are they usually provided by the hardware manufacturers? Thanks
NEW CDROM DRIVES
Message #19411
Page 11 of the April/MAY issue of MPC world suggested that 6 months down the road their MAY be a new MPC CDROM data format incorporating the Apple CDROMS (see page 11). Would you or could you comment on this? I inderstand Philops has a multimedia machine with a CDROM…
CDROM ACCESS Times
Message #19255
Can somebody please explain why the average access times on todays CDROM drives hover around 300 milliseconds? Is this limitation imposed by hardware and or standards?. Also, Why does the MPC standard call for an average seek time of 1 second? Where does this come from? Thanks
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#CDROM Demos
Message #19207
What CDROM titles does Ziff have available?
CDROM Demos
Message #18961
Are there demonstration files of particular CDROM titles?. PSL publishes some nice reviews but it is not the same as seeing a demo. Of course as the number of CD titles mushrooms the demos themselves could be put on a CD. Also, does anybody keep statistics on which titles are…
Magazines
Message #17506
Does anyone know how to get in touch with the publishers of either: 1. New Media Magazine 2. MPC New Media is out but I'm not sure if the first issue is out. I called a huge computer books store here in LA and they haven't heard of MPC. They've…