Fred.Hatfield@p7.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Fred Hatfield) (12/05/90)
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
In a message of <29 Nov 90 07:56:36>, Rick Alfaro (1:369/8) writes:
RA>BTW, The latest issue of the DAK catalog has a cd rom unit on sale for
RA>$699. The drive comes packatged with all kinds of software ready to go.
RA> One of the software packages include a 21 volume set of encyclopedias.
RA> If I were in the market for a cd rom, I would surely look into this
RA>deal. They also have a 30 day "no questions asked" policy on all of
RA>their merchandise...
I have ordered one of those packages, Rick, and I will give a full
report on it when I receive it if you are interested.
The original offer when I ordered it was for a SONY CD reader. The
ad has since been changed to a BSR CD reader. I am planning to try
installing it in a computer with a JAWS synthesizer for a blind
friend.
BTW, since ordering the package, I have become interested in the
characteristics of CD ROMS and I am currently reading two excellent
books on how they access such large amounts of information --
"Optical Publishing" and "The New Papyrus" -- both published by
Microsoft.
Fred Hatfield K8VDU @ NN5F.LA.USA.NA ...from the digital cottage...
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