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#51772 3DO Address Message #51776
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · General June 30, 1993 1:47 PM
Debbie, Here is the data for contacting 3DO: The 3DO Company (415)-572-4756 Tele 1820 Gateway Drive (415)-573-7417 Fax San Mateo, CA 94404 Regards – John Nairn (assistant Sysop)
#48349- #Multi-speed Message #48736
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · Drives/Hardware May 19, 1993 10:58 AM
I am amazed at the amount of controversy that can arise from a simple comment in jest, such as refering to the original CD-ROM drives as mono-speed (as opposed to today's dual- and quad-speed drives); but then that's half the fun (and learning) available on CompuServe, isn't it? Of course,…
#47974 Multi-speed Message #48171
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · Drives/Hardware May 11, 1993 12:33 PM
Tom, Multi-speed drives are currently expensive because they are new, which means that they are still being manufactured in small quantities. When the original (mono-speed??) CD-ROM units came out, their prices were in the $800-1000 range; and as you know, they are now more in the $250-500 range. The problem…
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · When in ROM… May 11, 1993 11:45 AM
Donald, I have experience in C programming and have done several CD-ROM projects (I used to work for Reference Technology in Boulder, CO). I also know several other programmers who work in this area. Please send me a mail message (70413,536) with more details of your project. Regards — John…
#47983 #Platform Futures Message #48164
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · Marketplace May 11, 1993 11:34 AM
Roger, Thanks for the support. Do I take it that you use CIM as your CompuServe access tool, or is there another access method that also does not show library numbers? Also, when you suggested that we should provide new users with clearer instructions on finding/retrieving library files, were there…
#47872 Platform Futures Message #48163
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · Marketplace May 11, 1993 11:24 AM
Adrian, Yes, I am using CIM (didn't realize it was a bandwidth (ie., $$) hog. Unless that puts me in an absolute minority, however, we need to accommodate such users by either not using Library numbers, or having an easy way to cross reference library names with numbers. I wonder…
#47825 Platform Futures Message #48162
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · Marketplace May 11, 1993 11:19 AM
Rich, >> when I look at the interface for entering the libraries thru the terminal mode, I get a numbered list of names
#Platform Futures Message #47820
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · Marketplace May 6, 1993 9:53 AM
Rich, >> But I don't know how to put it any more exactly than "MEMFRM.TXT file in Lib #14.
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · Industry News May 6, 1993 9:35 AM
Dave, Here is the contact you wanted for Dialog OnDisc: Dialog Information Services, Inc. 3460 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 Free Sales number: 1-800-3-DIALOG The Thomas Register disc is available for both DOS and MAC. They used to have a 30-day free trial for any title. Be sure to…
#47684 CDROM data bases Message #47814
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · General May 6, 1993 9:14 AM
Here is address and telephone for UMI: University Microfilms International 300 N. Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48106 313-761-4700 –JN
#47717 Sony LL & 7th Guest Message #47800
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · General May 6, 1993 6:34 AM
David, There is a topic "7th Guest" in the "General" Section of this forum that has several comments on this game. One in particular is from Eric Rose (message #47782) that indicates that it takes a pretty robust system in terms of speed and CD-ROM transfer rate to run this…
#47463- cd da over scsi bus Message #47630
From: John Nairn CDROM Forum · General May 4, 1993 7:08 AM
Kevin, There is a topic "7th Guest" under the "General" section that has started a thread of comments on this new disc. You might want to tune into it for more info.