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CD-ROM on Prime Time TV
Message #50963
21 June 1993, Denver, Colorado CD ROM, Inc. today announced the first in a new weekly television series on high technology and CD-ROM. The program, which airs tonight on The Mind Extension Univeristy cable TV network, entitled "Jones Computer Network", features new and innovative technology in the computer and CD-ROM…
TV Broadcast on CD-ROM
Message #50961
21 June 1993, Denver, Colorado CD ROM, Inc. announced today the completion of a 6 month project to commercialize CD-ROM technology on National television. Begining on tonight's prime time broadcast of "Jones Computer Network", CD ROM, Inc. will host an 8 to 12 minute weekly segment on "The newest releases…
Advice/CDROM/LAN/TCP/IP
Message #50636
Linda, You may already be aware of this but the CD-Professional Magazine had a great article in the Vol. #6, #3 May 1993 issue on "Multiplatform CD-ROM Networking" Pages 73-81. This probably with give you most of the information you requested on this forum on 28 May, 1993.
OK, So here goes…………………………….+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE BIRTH OF A NEW THREAD BY ROGER HUTCHISON AND JOHN SANDS WHAT WILL REPLACE CD-ROM TECHNOLOGY Preface: It was a long, dreary night sitting on top of the master stone at Stonehenge. We were waiting for the next visitation from the great ROM master. Finally,…
Hmmm, Interesting comment about Dr. Who. One of the original Star Trek shows had an archivist on a planet with a sun that was about to go supernova. Bones, Spock and Kirk landed and met this librarian. He showed them the "multimedia" chronology of the planet on shinny small discs…
MMMMMMHHHHhhhhhhh HHHHHHMMMMMMMMmmmmmm I think a cubic piece of silicon 1" in diameter, if accessed at the atomic level could store optically enough information to contain the entire Library of Congress. It would be a stationary cube with dozens if no hundres of lasers capable of pinpoint accuracy. In our estimates,…
Well, for the record gang….. Dana Parker, aka Bob Starrett is the author of the most popular CD-ROM book ever written in the industry. Her presence on this forum is a real plus. Dana, don't be bashful, give us details about your book. Post it over in marketplace and send…
James, We have some unofficial testing results of motherboard chip performances as they relate to video and audio (multimedia) discs. It is an interesting observation but not all chips are equal when it comes to multimedia performance. Gateway 2000, Compaq, IBM and others should take note of this. In regards…
Dear Mr. Sands: With the advent of IBM's ability to orderly process atoms, it is now possible (theoretically) to speculate on the true capacity of CD-ROM. The 660,000,000 bytes times 8 bits per byte is the current standard using the common frequency of colared laser. However, at the micron level,…
Could it be yet another sex change? Cross E-Mail-dressers? Freudian slip? Or was it just a good cigar?
Well, for the record gang….. Dana Parker, aka Bob Starrett is the author of the most popular CD-ROM book ever written in the industry. Her presence on this forum is a real plus. Dana, don't be bashful, give us details about your book. Post it over in marketplace and send…
OK Kevin, Not the BIOS, but the chips that make the motherboard tick. That's where your issue lies, I'll bet. Can't diagnose the problem unless you tell me who made the chip set. I need manufacturers name and chip ID's. Regards, Roger Hutchison
John Sands? THE John Sands? Listen, I've a heard that ya al are an expeart in the old CD-ROM game. And I was a wondering ifin youd frequent this hare forum a tab bit more. We would all benefeet. Signed, The Hacker and Dr. Rom
Dana, Is this the famous Dana Parker? World renowned expert on CD-ROM. Golly gee wiz, shucks, and oh my goodness. Got a phone message from you today. You'll be getting a call tomorrow from a gal names Sherry. I'll be in San Fran for a day or two. Give my…
Kevin, Let me know who made the chip set on the motherboard. I'll bet you have slower performance with an OPTI chip set and then changed motherboards which had a different manufacturer of chips on the motherboard. Check. Let us know. The firmware codes for chip sets on motherboards has…
John, We have a catalog with three pages which talk about "What Is…" CD-ROM, Kodak Photo CD, CDI, etc. It's available for the asking. CD ROM, Inc. Tel. 303-526-7600
OK, so wha-did-ya-pay for the dirt cheap drive?
Juergen, To you and your outlaws, the number is 303-526-7600. Fax is 303-526-7395!!!
Toshiba XM3201 Plus
Message #48942
CD ROM, Inc. has posted a special announcement about a new modified Toshiba XM3201 with a 256KB buffer in Marketplace. If you are interested, please visit the marketplace for details. We will not respond to any inquiries sent to the General section of the Forum. CD ROM, Inc.
Toshiba XM3201 Plus
Message #48941
CD ROM, Inc. has over 1,000 Toshiba XM3201 CD-ROM drives from an OEM deal in which each drive has been modified to include a 256KB buffer. The drives are either bare or includes an interface. The drives are also upgradable to the never speeds and session requirements. We are offering…
John I use TAPICS to first go on line and retrieve messages in the forums we frequent. Then off line we compose responses, usually to an EMAIL address, ie. their CIS user number. We periodically go into libraries and try to: first assertain what is of interest second flag the…
Compression Driver
Message #48132
If anyone is interested in a compression driver we developed permitting over 1.2 GB of compressed data to reside on a CD-ROM disc, please send us an EMAIL message.
#Compression Driver
Message #47984
Golden, Colorado 8 May 1993 CD ROM, Inc. today announced the release of a compression driver that permits the user of Stacker, Double Space, Super Store and other compression packages to write the compressed volumes to a CD-ROM and then access the compressed volumes from the CD-ROM discs. This effectively…
Here here!!! John is giving good advice Rich. Please pay attention.
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#New MM Fly Fishing CD!!
Message #47981
Rich was right
The guy in California (I think) that you are referring to is a very knowledgable person in Santa Barbara named Fred Bellamy. His group is called CD-ROM Users Group and they have a great CD disc named Giga-ROM with all sorts of CD-ROM test software and shareware programs that equal…
Rich, Tom Carlton called me a couple days ago and I think we are planning a big release on June 1. I'll keep you informed. By the way, do you know beyond this forum where an honest vendor might advertise their wares?
#Address Change
Message #46741
CD ROM, Inc. is moving. Due to an increased activity both in our distribution program as well as the consulting activities of our company, we are moving on April 30th. Our offices will be closed on Monday, 3 May, 1993 and will resume again on Tuesday, 4 May from our…
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CD-ROM Drive Special
Message #46357
Bill, If you are referring to the message posted in the Marketplace, please send me an EMAIL message. Roger
March Special
Message #42164
CD ROM, Inc. is offering a 64KB buffer, 350MS access drive with card, cable, caddy and software for $299.00 in March. We also have a 100 page catalog with over 700 items in the current version. If you are interested in our catalog, please send us a request on our…
Ken, Then you have 100% of the capabilities of the same unit when you buy it to install in the 16 bit expansion port? Sharon
SCSI CD-ROM Drives
Message #21230
CD ROM, Inc. announces its first CD-ROM drive–the Alpha ROM(t) CRI 1000i. The drive is a SCSI 380ms access, 64KB buffer, with a built in laser lens cleaner. The drive comes complete with a Future Domain VLSI TMC 950 chip and RCA jacks on the interface card. Along with a…
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Message #21209
CD ROM, Inc. is currently offering its new summer catalog to anyone on the CD-ROM Forum for free is mailed in the U.S. and for $5.00 when mailed overseas. The catalog is approximately 100 pages long and is a quarterly publication. The new catalog has a special 6 page "bundle"…
Ken, Are there any limitation on the externally connected Media Vision product? Sharon
Frank, Thanks for your comments about the Notebook PC's with the NEC 36's. Sharon
#Portable computer
Message #21051
Our company is interested in buying a portable note-book computer to use with (probably) the NEC CDR 36 for "on-the-road" CD-ROM demonstration. We have seen the AVG, the Devlonics (now bankrupt and looking for a buyer), and other attempts to build a combined note-book with a detached (or semi-integrated) CD-ROM.…
#CD ROM, Inc. Bundle
Message #20902
What if a CD-ROM bundle had 40 or 50 of the most popular CD-ROM discs and a high quality CD-ROM drive? What if this bundle let you buy the drive at near dealer prices and one or as many as you wanted of the CD-ROM discs? What if the most…