jay@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Jay O'Conor) (05/05/89)
Some months ago (before November) there was an article in MacWeek regarding a box that would allow a computer to control any videodisc player, not just a player designed for computer control. Does anyone know about this box? Does anyone hold on to MacWeek that far back that could look for this? Jay O'Conor Unisys/Convergent ...!pyramid!ctnews!mitisft!jay
st5@vax5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU (05/05/89)
I didn't see the MacWeek article but I believe the hardware you want is called "The Box" and it's sold by The Voyager Company, 1351 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (213) 451-1383 Fax:213.394.2156. The Box links many consumer model videodisk players to a Macintosh, including Pioneer 2000, 4000, LDS-1, LDW-1, 700, 900, 1010, 1030, and 3030, and the Magnavox 8040. It comes with cables, jacks, and HyperCard software for controlling the player. The price is $199.95 and will work with a Mac Plus, SE, or II (I don't know about the 030 models). If you do get one I'd be interested in your appraisal of it. Could you post to the net your findings? Chris Stuart