This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Barry: NEC does not officially distribute its drivers on CIS – and I'm not aware of any "unofficial" sites. GO NEC takes you to a special BBS gateway under their control. Best – Rich Bowers
Kirsten: You might want to mention your dilemma over in the CDROM Forum (GO CDFORUM) as well, just in case. Best – Rich Bowers
>>anybody know if Dataware Technologies (CD Record software) is present on Compuserve, or has a BBS, etc?
Joe: Sorry, never heard of Torisan either. You might try dropping a query over in the CDROM Forum….(GO CDFORUM) Best – Rich Bowers
Duc: >>I found out that my CD can only transfer up to 153KB/s and have and access time of about 450 ms.
#Plextor
Message #4271
Felix: You guys should have a spot here to support your customers. If you want to explore that, GO PERTNER and complete the forms to get a section. Meanwhile, since this isn't your area, why don't you take your conversation over to CDFORUM, where everyone can benefit from it, or…
Donald: You might try posting your question in the Titles section (Section 2) of the CDROM Forum (go cdrom). There is a larger discussion about general titles there! Best – Rich Bowers
Neil: Likely on-side set-up is ok. But Toshiba's phone #, just for safety's sake is 800/334-3445, 714/583-3084, 714/583-3133 (fax). Hope this helps! Best – Rich Bowers
Jordi: There was conversation here about Verbum within the last couple of weeks, it appears they are no longer in business, but no one can seem to get enough info even to confirm that. Sorry! Best – Rich Bowers
Gene: No, EB is not. Until recently, they owned Compton's NewMedia (purchased last week by the Tribune Co.), their lower-end entry in the field. Expect it will be some time before Britannica is on CDROM, for various reasons relating to marketing, tradition, etc. Best – Rich
Marcus: Jerry will be reachable by e-mail in a couple of weeks when the SIGCAT section becomes active. Until that time, not that I know of. The maps are both US and worldwide (several collections). A good source is the "SIGCAT CD-ROM Compendium" US Superintendent of Documents Stock No. 021-000-00153-8,…
Frank: Mea Culpa (2)! Sorry about that! But you know, it would be much easier for me to remember if you guys would send me some info about those products for my database. And, BTW, whatever happened with your group of legal publishers? If no one is doing a good…
David: >> could also be a device-specific mscdex
Laef: There are gazillions (to use the technical phrase) of maps on CDROM, inlcuding quite a pile from the US gov't. Try calling Jerry McFaul at USGS for a tip on a list that might be available, 703/648-7126. Best – Rich
Werner: Have you heard about "Library of the Future"? They publish several discs with a variety of titles included (and there are a couple of press release files in either Libr #2 or #10. I've also noticed that a number of shareware discs also incorporate versions of popular out-of-print books.…
Kirk: (we prefer you not use handles on the CDROM Forums, BTW) I'd suggest leaving a message in Section 2 – Titles & New Prods – of the CDROM Forum (go cdrom). Offhand, I'm only aware of statutes and some case law (eg., West's products), but someone there might know.…
David: There is only one MSCDEX (in multiple versions). The Pioneer drive, like all different vendors' drives, requires its own unique software driver in addition to MSCDEX. Best – Rich Bowers
Carl: I've been unable to lay my hands on the publisher, but it seems that there was one project out of the Univ of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana called something like DataStar. This may be a faulty memory, but I'll keep looking around. If you have any contacts in the field…
Graham: It has been discussed on occassion, but, as in many corporations, it doesn't go far without a substantial sponosor, and no one has apparently decided to make a strong commitment to the idea. Now that Applelink has done it, CIS may not be far behind. Best – Rich Bowers
Brian: I appreciate your concern in correcting the problem quickly. Take care – Rich Bowers, sysop
Karl: I don't have any data on this machine, and – unless one of our other fearless members here has some – Sony may be your best source. In general, though, if you are not looking to play video, games etc., older drives should be quite serviceable for basic data…
Bill: I have info on model 6205 (could this be an internal or external version of 7205?). It is single session compatible. The Access software package is available from Kodak (800/242-2424, ext 53) for something like $40. But the capability is also built into later version of Photoshop, Corel Draw…
News & Background
Message #52442
Everyone: I have loaded four files of news and background from drawn from the pages of CD-ROM Professional, and their Extra pub in this library, #9. Don't think that, because a file is 3 months old, it has nothing to learn from. If you are following the industry and its…
Try calling 619/929-2519. That's the main office. Best – Rich
Jerry: That's good news! So – if you have the later versions of Navigator, everyhting is fine. If you are working with an older version, you may have to take some additional steps to see the changes in the Forum. Thanks! By the way, did you get a chance to…
Michael: These subjects are covered generally in the CDFAQ file you mentioned. These are not publishing media (in the sense that they willbe used for general distribution of data) because 1) MO is read/write, and publishers really like the read-only format, and 2) lack of standards. For in-house use in…
Dan: Any and all the info you mentioned would be great! When I create directories I try to think "What would I need to know to understand what it is and how to acquire it." At least that's what I shoot for . Anything you can share will be appreciated!…
Bill: PMJI, but I think the phone # you referred to is 408/955-5107. Also, according to our data (in the CDDRIV.TXT in Library #7) the 535 is Photo-CD compatible (you need Kodak's Access software, or the equivalent). Best – Rich Bowers
Scott: there are a number of packages that have this function. Look at the MFG.TXT file in Lib #8, at the pre-mastering s/w section. Many of these packages have the simulation capability built-in. Best – Rich Bowers
#who makes CD-R drives?
Message #52273
The new MFG.TXT file in lib #8 contains a pretty fair list of mafgrs and vendors of CD-Recordable hardware and software. Best – Rich Bowers
Jerry: I wasn't in on the beginning of this thread, but I can contribute that Dataware has been shipping product since 1987. They were one of the first software houses dedicated to CDROM. You may have heard something about a new product they might be getting ready to release. Best…
Daniel: I'd appreciate it if you could put me onto a list of these gov't titles from your company or your partner, if they are publicly available. My goal is a growing list of titles of this sort, and gov't discs are rarely publicized. Feel free to either post it…
Darrell: You may have run into one of the strange quirks of CIS: if you are really new to CIS, you will be able up/download files only after 10 days have passed from your original logon. So that's the first issue. It would help to know what interface package you…
Larry: The Government is currently producing hundreds of discs in various depts. I have found the Federal bookstores to be of excellent help in locating titles from GPO and Census. You can also get some help from your local Congress person. Once you find the right source in each dept…
#WINCIM users! Navigator?
Message #52267
If you are a WINCIM user, and perhaps a Navigator user, you may be puzzled by all this talk about new sections and change sin the Forum. And it may appear that the messages and files are in really weird categories. That's because you must manually make the change to…
Kathy: Thaks for the reminder. I can't believe it – not that I don't believe you – I mean I can't believe that in this day and age this stuff remains so … well, dumb. Oy vey, y'all! I'll leave a message. Please help if I get it wrong! Thanks…
#Forum changes!
Message #52208
Everyone: In case you've neglected the News Flash and haven't noticed it already, the long-discussed changes in topics and sections in the CDROM Forum have taken place. There are new sections, and several new files I hope are of help. As of this morning, there are new library file catalogs…
Kathy: Oh! Rats! The cat's out of the bag! Jerry McFaul and selected other activists will be monitoring the section, but not for another week or two. Best – Rich
Jack: We applied some thought to this issue. The fact is, "multimedia" was one of the least used sections, and it appeared that virtually all the discussion there could be appropriately positioned within platform-specific sections (like "How do I select/install/repair a sound board in my MPC"), or in the general…
Mitsumi & Photo-cd
Message #52094
Peter: >>Those wishing to use Photo-cd software (an discs) should be advised to check that upgrading to a new driver does not loose them the ability to use photo-cd's.
Bob: Typically these drivers are produced/distributed by the drive vendors. Who made your drive? Best – Rich Bowers
Chris: It seems to me there may be a program in Lib #4 that does this. I can't call up the name at the moment, but try searching by a keyword like "audio". Hope this helps – Rich
Chris: Well, this message pretty much answers the question in the other thread you started. Tell your boss that if there ever was going to be a "battle" he is about a year late getting into it; it's been over for a while and his team has lost. If efficiency…
Chris: I would first ask what is your interest in the two formats. You can't play CD-I on your CDROM drive. And you may or may not be able to access XA. Are you looking for interesting titles, do you want to be a producer, is your interest more or…
Kathy: Now, you don't think I would purposely load the deck in pursuit of the truth, do you? >>That's where CD-I comes in, with its hardware decompression module.
Charlie: I think you'll be hearing from some folks here who seem to have been looking for resources you appear to provide. I'd appreciate it if you could e-mail a complete corporate listing of name, address, contact person (if not you), phones/fax, bbs', CIS etc., and if possible a brief…
Albert: No, who's paying whom for what? Best – Rich
David: They stayed in Woodland Hills, but their name moved to Atlanta (there was a conflict with one of IBM's trademarks – guess who won?). Anyway, here they are: Cambrix Publishing 6269 Variel Ave., Suite B Woodland Hills CA 91367 818/992-8484 818/992-8781 Have fun! – Rich Bowers
Jerome: Virtually any of the CDROM search and retrieval packages can be used in a har disk environment as well. Some are actually intended to combine both, like Folio. Download the SFTWAR.TXT file in libr #8 for a list of some retreival vendors. Hope this helps! – Rich Bowers
Joe: Let me see if I can help at least categorize the software in question: ISO 9660 (or "foreign file") file access should also provide access to High Sierra (and unless you have a special situation, this won't be much of an issue anyway). Audio cd capability is another driver…
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