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MS Bookshelf will probably lose in any head to head competition of one book versus a stand alone program ,expecially in hard disk. I wouldn't bother sticking it in just to look up an occassional work. Its advantage is when you want information which might be in more than one…
DAK Drive too slow?
Message #37235
Using multimedia CD Roms such as Time Almanac or Grollier's Encyclopedia, I'm finding that the audio/video clips are choppy. The sound and pictures start and stop. I can live with the video problems, but I'd at least like to keep the audio clear. I'm using a Sony drive with BSR…
Anything I should know before trying to hook up a Soundblaster Pro with hour drive? From the ads, I get the impression that Soundblaster Pro comes with a CD-ROM Drive controller. Would I still use the card packed with your drive, or does it hook into Soundblaster's card? Where do…
I have your CD rom and all CD bundles from your catalog. I also have Windows 3.1, and a pair of external speakers (which I currently use to play music with the BSR CD Rom player). I'm thinking of getting some multimedia disks. Would I be able to use them…
You mentioned using a Windows 3.1 beta. Am I correct in assuming that Windows 3.0 and Soundblaster pro won't be enough go give me multimedia. I guess I'll wait a couple months until 3.1 is out. Then I'll eigher buy SoundBlaster Pro or see what DAK is offering. (As I'm…
I have the DAK CDROM drive, a 386, and Windows 3. What else do I need to purchase in order to run multimedia cdroms, such as Multimedia Beethoven? Is DAK considering any type of package to add to your drive to be able to use multimedia?