#self-introduction
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I would like to introduce me as a new member of this forum. Our company
(Dr.Holthaus+Heinisch) has spezialised in CD-ROMnetworks with Meridian
servers. In the last 3 years we have installed more than 140 314/14
servers, often together with Pioneer or NSM-jukebox-servers. in the end our
customers now work with more than 3000 networked CD-ROMs. We use LogiCraft
Omniware to additionally allow terminals (VTxxx) and XWindows to access our
networks. the average installation is: 14 CD-ROM-players networked, 40 PCs
accessing, Novell (90%), but also OS/2, Banyan, Pathworks. bibig
installations are: 400 PC accessing 28 CD-ROMs, 60 PCs and unkown number of
terminals accessing 42 CD-ROMs in Meridian 314/14 and 200 CD-ROM in
jukebox-server with NSM-jukebox. we have a own software to control the
network and grant security which is called CD-Manager/5. A Listservers
exist in UB Dortmund, where users can read and send messages concerning
CD-NET and CD-Manager by internet. now we are starting windows-based
CD-ROM-networks, multimedia in network, photo-cd in network. all questions
concerning networked CD-ROMs are welcome. best regards, christian heinisch
Christian,
Welcome! I hope you enjoy this forum and find it as beneficial as I have.
Does your company use jukeboxes in any of your installations? If so, what
capacity?
Kathy <<– The One-Off CD Shop MidSouth, Inc.
Dear Kathy, yes we use jukeboxes, 2 types: Pioneer DRM600/610 with 6 CDs,
and NSM offering 100 CDs. The Pioneer is a virtual multi-player, that means
that the cd-rom-server recognizes 6 independent players, the NSM has 1
player, the changing mechnism has to be controlled by a RS232-interface In
a network, it is clear that you have to install a licence control to the
access of the jukebox, so only one person can work at it at one time. With
the Pioneer, this is no problem, because the changing is done automatically
by the machine. With the NSM you have to install a COM-Server which
controls the changing mechansim and you have to install a TSR on the
workstation PCs, which inform the COM-server which CD has to be inserted
next. In total we have about 15 Pioneer-servers installed and 3 NSM-servers
where the biggest installation is 400 CD-ROMs in 4 NSM-servers. best
regards and thanks for welcoming me, Christian