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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
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
Rich, >> But I don't know how to put it any more exactly than "MEMFRM.TXT file in Lib #14.
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…
Here is address and telephone for UMI: University Microfilms International 300 N. Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48106 313-761-4700 –JN
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
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.