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From: swkgohw@nuscc.nus.sg (Sir Launcelot Du Lac)
Subject: NEC CDR-84 SCSI Controller Card
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 08:59:14 GMT

Hail People!

I've ordered the NEC CDR-84 with the SCSI controller card.  Just like to
find out a few things before the package arrives.  Which IRQ and DMA
wouldst the SCSI controller card or cd-rom take by default?  Can they be
adjusted if it clashed with my other devices.  Currently, my SB Pro
takes IRQ 5 and DMA 1, and my Microsoft Mouse uses IRQ 7.  Would these
be problematic?

Also, I'll be trying to hook the internal audio out on the CDR-84 to the
CD-in on my SB Pro.  Would there be a problem findind a connecting wire
to do this?  The CD-in on the SB Pro is a 4 pin thingaming, I don't know
what the config is for the audio-out on the NEC CDR-84.  There was some
entry on this awhile back but I missed it.

Eagerly awaiting enlightenment.


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From: christos@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: AT&T's new video phone.....
Date: 8 Nov 92 12:04:24 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Hello there,

	Has anybody seen the new AT&T video phone that AT&T advertises? It is
about 2.5 inches by 2 inches of area. Does anybody have any inforamtion about
the technical specifications of that phone? i.e. modulation scheme used,
compression ratio, compression coding scheme, pixel width on the screen, #of
bits/pixel, # of frames/sec etc.

	I would appreciate any relevant response or an AT&T telephone number
where I can get information about that.

Thanks,
Chris.
Internet Address:christos@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: alee@chimera.UWaterloo.ca (A. Lee)
Subject: Re: TouchScreen support under Authorware/Windows 3.1
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 04:54:30 GMT

James Jarrett writes
> Has anyone developed a touch-screen driven system under Authorware for 
> Windows?  Specifically, I am interested in Windows drivers for:
>   Elographics
>   IBM 8516
>   MicroTouch
>   Carroll Touch
>   etc...
> How do these drivers work?  Do they substitute for the mouse driver?  Do
> you have any working systems that use these drivers?
> 
> Also, how is Windows 3.1 for an unattended kiosk system?  Are errors
> trappable?  Can a system reboot itself if an application locks up?
> 
> I'd appreciate E-Mail at jjarrett@csugrad.cs.vt.edu rather than follow-ups,
> as I don't read the news as often as I read my mail.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim Jarrett

I own a company which does touch screen development using the Elographics  
Intellitouch system.  The drivers for it essentially replace a mouse although  
you can get it to work without losing support for the mouse.  We use it under  
windows or any software which can use a mouse.  The touch screen itself is very  
good and with variable levels of sensitivity.  You can install it onto  
virtually any monitor although installation requires a good technical hand.

If you want some more info, write me at ALEE@SYSTEMS.WATSTAR.WATERLOO.EDU.

Alex Lee
QUEUE Computer Systems Inc.
From: zilla@ccrl.nj.nec.com (John Lewis)
Subject: Re: Lousy sound/Quadra & Spigot & Pr
Organization: C&C Research Labs, NEC USA, Princeton, N.J.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 23:45:28 GMT

I recall reading in macweek that the quadra 900 (but not the 700 i believe)
had some differences with regard to sound input- not a problem,
but something that you had to do differently- possibly input levels or
impedance or something.

The two 'ask the expert columns' in macweek 
(both columns are in fact much more solid technically than most 
computer journalism)
can be reached from the internet-
rick ford:  72511.44@compuserve.com,
david ramsey 76702.335@compuserve.com

Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: alee@chimera.UWaterloo.ca (A. Lee)
Subject: Screen Capture Software (Text to Graphics)
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 04:43:45 GMT

Does anybody know of a screen capture program that will capture text modes and  
send them to a graphics file like a TIFF or GIF.

Please mail any responses to MIMIC@SYSTEMS.WATSTAR.WATERLOO.EDU

Thanks,

Alex Lee
Project MIMIC
Xref: sparky comp.multimedia:3346 comp.sys.next.programmer:7189 comp.music:5198 comp.dsp:2569 comp.speech:250
From: jin@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Gavin Li-Min Jin)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.music,comp.dsp,comp.speech
Subject: AT&T BBS and phone numbers
Keywords: Multimedia
Date: 12 Nov 92 23:17:25 GMT
Followup-To: comp.multimedia
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.




Electrical Bullitin Board System
Dial in on: 215-778-4444
7 data bit, 1 stop bit, even parity
1220/2400 bps

VCOS Multimedia Bulletin Board System
Dial in on: 908-582-3505
8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
up to 14.4 kbps

The AT&T DSP Technical Product Support FAX number is 215-778-4593

Available in VCOS( all in real time using DSP3210):
    For PC, Machintosh, or UNIX
        JPEG Image coder
        MPEG Audio coder
        PAC Audio coder
        G.722 Audio coder
        CDXA Audio coder
        Sample rate conversion
        SBC Speech coder
        DTMF Generation/Detection
        Telephone Caller Identification
        V.32/V.32bis data modem
        V.29 Fax modem
        v.22 bis data modem
        Speaker phone Acoustic echo cancellor
        LD CELP speech coder
        Text to Speech Synthesis
        Answering Machine

For Technical Support                   Contact
Video Chip Set/DSP3210                  Ted Kalinka             215-439-7263
Solid State Answering Machine Chip Set: Rich Ubowski            215-439-7279
Multimedia:                             Kreg Ulrey              215-439-6559
Multimedai/VCOS                         Dennis Regimbal         215-439-7460
From: slc@a2.cim.cdc.com (Steve Chesney x4662)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: mail order blues
Date: 6 Nov 92 18:07:04 GMT
Reply-To: slc@a2.cim.cdc.com (Steve Chesney x4662)


1.  On  October 28, 1992 I ordered a Creative Labs Multimedia Upgrade Kit
from First Computer Systems of Norcross Georgia.  I ordered by phone and 
had the sales person verify that the system included all the parts listed 
in their ad for the stated price of $499.00.  He said that it did.  
Included in the list is a game "Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective". 
which I asked about explicitly.  
The ad is on pages 422-423 of the November issue of PC Sources.

2.  We received the kit on Tuesday November 3.  The game was not included. 
When I contacted Daryl by phone he stated that the game was on the same 
media as the Microsoft Bookshelf product (another kit component). 
but he did not know how to access it.

When I examined the product,  I found the following:
	* the package was labeled "Starter Kit", not "Upgrade Kit"
	* no package labeling (inside or out) referred to the game
	* the Microsoft Bookshelf product  packaging did not refer to the game
	* the Microsoft Bookshelf product  media does not contain the game; 
          I examined the entire directory tree.

3.  On Wednesday  November 4 I contacted Daryl, told him of the missing game 
and was told that he would consult with the Sales Manager  and call me back.  
After  a day of repeated delays  he explained that the game was listed i
in the description of the kit  as a "feature" which meant that it was not 
included.   That explanation evoked from me an earthy descriptor commonly i
used to describe cattle manure.  I then told him that I wanted the 
missing piece shipped and no more run-around.  
He then told me that they would not do that but I should contact their 
RMA center (at my expense), and ship back the product ($19.00 of my expense).  
(In addition there would be a 15% restocking fee according to the invoice.)    
	
I talk to other persons in the company and was told that they had the 
right to change prices without notice and that the package as advertised 
now costs $599.00.  Further, the word I used to describe their 
explanations proved that I was not good enough to be their customer!  

-- 
Steve Chesney                                    slc@cim.cdc.com     
Metaphase Technology Incorporated                612-482-4662 (voice)
4233 Lexington Avenue North                      612-482-4001 (fax)
Arden Hills, MN  55126
From: natalio@zen.et.tudelft.nl (Natalio Simon)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Hearing text
Date: 9 Nov 92 20:42:42 GMT
Followup-To: natalio@zen.et.tudelft.nl
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

I want to record a text in a way that when I get the written text on my pc
screen, I am also able to hear the previously recorded text on request.
This will be helpfull for dislectic persons that have reading
difficulties.

Are there any tools that can do that?
Is there any specific hardware needed and so available to be able to
record sound and played from a pc?

Thanks in advance

Natalio Simon
Delft University of Technology
email: natalio@zen.et.tudelft.nl
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 10:58:43 EST
From: <RXF10@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: QuickTime and Fast Dithering


    Scott,
        Your idea of placing JPEGed images into Director as QTime
    movies is an interesting idea (I've never tried it), but
    there's an easier way. Use the "paste as PICT" command in
    the Cast menu.  If you have a JPEG image in the clipboard
    choosing "paste as pict" will retain any QuickTime
    compression associated with that picture.  It will also keep
    the small file size when the MacroMind (excuse me, "MacroMedia")
    file is saved.
        On the other hand, if you really wanted to do it your way,
    then why not dither the image in a paint program (Photoshop)
    before you make you movie file of JPEG images.
        The easiest way to keep track of files is to use the
    "link to file" option when importing, but to keep a bunch of
    aliases to the files you need inside the same folder as your
    Director Document.  This should make your link alittle more
    robust.  Director should really use alias  records instead of
    keeping the absolute path name.  Oh, well, can't have everything.
        If you will be porting your Director Movie to another
    platform, one which doesn't have aliases (Windows), then you
    could keep all of the files needed for your movie in the same
    folder as the Director file itself and reference them via
    Lingo by using "the pathname & picturetitle" to create your
    own pathname.

    Hope this helps.

                            Robert Falco
                            Training and Multimedia Systems
                            Penn State University
                            RXF10 @ psuvm.psu.edu

Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: shoun@netcom.com (Lissa Shoun)
Subject: Re: Multimedia in Education (1930's and 2000)
Summary: Buy tickets to a show at the meeting
Keywords: IICS, SF Bay Area Chapter, Show
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ba
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 18:24:56 GMT

If you attend this meeting, or the first IICS Education SIG (Special
Interest Group) on December 1, you can buy tickets for a presentation
of "Desert Music", a multimedia performance at the George
Coates Performance Works. The show is Saturday, December 5th at 8pm
and the cost is $20. I don't know if this is a special price for
IICS members only. For more information, call Pat Gadban at 
(408) 373-0728.

By the way, the Education SIG will be meeting on December 1st at 7pm
at the George Coates Performance Works, 110 McAllister St. in
San Francisco. This first meeting will be a public forum featuring
various persons involved in multimedia, telecommunications 
and education. Rather than an evening of presentation, we anticipate
an evening of questions and dialogue. Because we're not sure how many
people will attend, we've decided to "brown bag" it the
first time.  [i.e. The standard munchies and wine that you've come
to expect at a Bay Area IICS meeting will not be provided.]
-- 
Lissa
shoun@netcom.com     (408) 926-0812
Xref: sparky comp.multimedia:3290 comp.graphics:11619 alt.binaries.pictures.d:5288
From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,comp.graphics,alt.binaries.pictures.d
Subject: Re: Acorn Replay (was Re: AVI versus MPEG 2.0 for win3.x !!!)
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:17:39 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Nov6.162738.6651@csd.uwe.ac.uk>, fj_maddi@csd.uwe.ac.uk (FJ Maddix) writes:
>
> Have you tried Acorn Replay? 25fps straight off the hard disk.
> You might be able to get a look at one in Cambridge.

I've heard some mention of Replay. One comment I heard was that it could only
handle a fixed playback rate.

Can you tell us some more about Replay? What are its capabilities? What sort
of compression does it use? Audio input/output hardware? Video input/output
hardware? Support for other media types?

Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-7-856-2889
Computer Services Dept                     fax: +64-7-838-4066
University of Waikato            electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz
Hamilton, New Zealand    37^ 47' 26" S, 175^ 19' 7" E, GMT+13:00
From: leo@zelator.in-berlin.de (Stefan Hartmann)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: EISA video digitizing card
Date: 6 Nov 92 02:03:52 GMT
Organization: Puplic-Access-Xenix-System

In <1800001@lorelei.grenoble.hp.com> pascal@lorelei.grenoble.hp.com (Pascal REGACHE) writes:

>I am looking for an EISA card which can digitilize an input video
>signal (PAL, SECAM or NTSC), compress it (MPEG ?), and make it
>available to the bus.

>Thanks for your suggestions
>pascal

Hi, our PC-Hurricane can do this in realtime:


> 
> Please send me information about your video frame grabber
> products.  If you cannot eand by e-mail, send to:
> 
> 
Hi,
PC-Hurricane will ship at beginning of December.

It is a true color YUV realtime frame grabber and can store 25 frames
/sec into Extended Memory.
So if you have 64 MBytes of Ram on your motherboard, you can be happy.
Then you can store about 25 seconds of realtime MPEG resolution
320x240 true color video.
With the enclosed software you can save this with one command to
single TGA pics onto the harddisk.

Then, if you have the Xing Technology MPEG encoder, which we also sell
at 349.-DM beginning, it will be possible to compress this about 700
TGA pics with just one second command to a MPEG movie !

PC-Hurricane has NTSC/PAL switchable. So it can also digitize NTSC
video.
PC-Hurricane is 699.-DM incl. 14 % VAT in Germany.

Best regards, Stefan Hartmann.


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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: mjh4@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Mark Jonathan Handel)
Subject: Quicktime for Windows
Keywords: Quicktime Windows
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 13 Nov 92 22:01:55 GMT

Hi!

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of QuickTime for Windows? Is
this being distributed on Apple's "normal" method of system software,
or is this explicitly a for-purchase product.

If it is freely distributable, is there a FTP site that has it yet?

Thanks!

MJH92
(mjh4@crux1.cit.cornell.edu)

Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: jonathan@rahul.net (Jonathan Heiliger)
Subject: Re: Multimedia Audio Boards?  Suggestions, PLEASE!
Organization: a2i network
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:25:21 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.013642.1571@hounix.org> wlarkin@hounix.org (Ward Larkin) 
writes:

>The Radius VideoVision supports 24-bit color, flicker free composite
>video and has a 16-bit DSP.  I think's it's suggested list is in the
>$3,300 neighborhood.

   a) I was unaware that the VideoVision came with a 16bit DSP.  Thanks!
   b) You should be able to find it for around $2,000 - $2,500 street price.



 
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Telephone <*> (415) 855-2888
From: ucacijw@ucl.ac.uk (Mr Ian John Wakeman)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: VideoPix card for Sparc
Date: 5 Nov 92 12:54:17 GMT
Organization: Bloomsbury Computing Consortium, London

In article <lffbv9INNo61@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> jcsotto@mehaban.france.sun.com writes:
>I think the product you are looking for is Communique from Insoft. It use the videopix
>card or Paralax.
>
>>
>>Not too long ago there was a post about some software for video conferencing
>>over the internet.  It was supposed to work with Sparcstations requiring a 
>>VideoPix card to go in the Sparcs as a frame grabber.  
>>

Once you have the card, the public domain software is the ivs conferencing 
stufffrom Thierry Turletti at inria.  Available at 
/pub/videoconference:avahi.inria.fr

And this is free...

cheers
ian
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From: rkimmel@stein.u.washington.edu (Denise Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Video Blaster
Date: 10 Nov 92 10:33:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov10.103347.22366
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle


 Can someone give me info on the Video Blaster by creative labs,
 or any other video hook up card for a 486?  


thanks!
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: leo@zelator.in-berlin.de (Stefan Hartmann)
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster Pro 16
Organization: Puplic-Access-Xenix-System
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 00:40:07 GMT

In <18933.2af94a20@ecs.umass.edu> dunguyen@ecs.umass.edu writes:

>Hello,
>	I called CompuAbility yesterday and asked for the Sound Blaster
>Pro 16 and they told me that the card won't be out until January.
>Is this TRUE?  I just sold my Thunderboard and hope to buy the 
>Sound Blaster Pro 16, but I don't want to have to wait this long.

>Anyway, someone I knew checked with some company and he told me
>that he can get me one for $250.00.  CompuAbility listed theirs for
>$189.00.  Do any of you know anything about the real price of this
>board?

>Thanks!!!       Duc


Hi, what about the new AudioBahn 16 from Genoa ??

Have a look at it at Comdex, booth S2674 !!

Best regards, Stefan Hartmann, c/o Ingenierbuero Gatz & Hartmann.
email to:  leo@zelator.in-berlin.de


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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: wkmpph@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (W. Keith McManus)
Subject: Re: Remote Control Mac
Followup-To: comp.multimedia
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:24:30 GMT

In article <8ey5LBm00YUn0MrnBJ@andrew.cmu.edu>, James Chi-Hoon Kim
<jk40+@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> 
> I am trying to control a Macintosh from remote control.
> I have tried the Sayett remote, but the infared signal is too weak.
> 
> Does anyone out there know of a ADB remote control?
> 
> Any names, hints or help would be appreciated.
> 
> -James Kim

There is information from MacHack that outlines using inexpensive parts
from Radio Shack and  Sony VTR IR  Remote
Controlers to send commands to a Mac and applications.  This requires
System 7.x.x

W. Keith McManus                      
Rochester Institute of Technology
School of Photographic Arts & Sciences
Rochester, New York  14623-0887

 InterNET: wkmpph@ritvax.isc.rit.edu

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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: wcsv2k@alfred.carleton.ca (Bill St. Arnaud)
Subject: Re: Multimedia Conferences 
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:07:58 GMT

In <Bx71ws.IEG@shakti.ncst.ernet.in> vsuresh@saathi.ncst.ernet.in (V. Suresh Kumar) writes:

>    Hi Netters,

>I'm looking for "Multimedia conferences in USA" between 1 Jan and 1 May, 1993.  

>    All pointers are welcome.

>         Thanks very much,

>             -- Suresh



Big multimedia conference in Canada in April.  Contact John Gilbert at
wcsv2jg@ccs.carleton.ca for exact dates and registration.

Bill St. Arnaud                         Internet: wcsv2k@ccs.carleton.ca
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