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From: LANA@ITOCSIVM.BITNET (maurizio lana)
Subject: NEC cdrom drivers on rascal.ics.texas.edu
Reply-To: maurizio lana <LANA@ITOCSIVM.bitnet>
Organization: FUNET-NGW
Distribution: alt
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:00:44 GMT

Someone (perhaps on this list) spoke about a new NEC CDROM driver for Macs bein
g distributed by rascal.ics.texas.edu.
A friend of mine who managed to connect with rascal said to me that in
~FTP/MAC/support-of-product/NEC there wasn't any CDROM-DRIVER_2.25.hqx.
Any ideas?
Thanks. Maurizio

MAURIZIO LANA | E-MAIL: LANA@ITOCSIVM.BITNET  | phone & fax 39-11-837262
CISI - Universita' di Torino - V. S. Ottavio 20 - 10124 Torino Italy
From: aa699@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Tony Thomas)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Photo-CD and Corel
Date: 9 Nov 1992 11:32:52 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa699@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Tony Thomas)
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In a previous article, XID@IAEA1.BITNET (David White IAEA Vienna) says:

>I understand that it is possibly to read a Kodak Photo-CD picture
>with the Corel PhotoPaint progam that comes with CorelDraw 3.0.
>
>Has anyone tried this? What file format would the pictures be in?
>I haven't found any reference to Photo-CD in the manual or in the
>Help file, but I'm sure I've read it is possible.
>
>I have some unnamed builtin CD drive in my machine that works sofar
>with any CD I have tried with it, so I assume that I will be able
>to read at least one session of a Photo-CD, but I don't know the
>format. Will the CD look like a normal DOS disk?
>
>David White
>IAEA, Vienna, Austria
>

Corel can access Photo-CD data through its Mosaic file manager
utility.  This utility allows you to convert it to a standard
bitmap file (such as TIFF or PCX).

You must have an XA compatible drive to read the Photo-CD.

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From: ncpmont@angelo.amd.com (Mark Montgomery)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
Subject: OS/2 CD-ROM & Kodak PhotoCD
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:47:59 GMT
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Santa Clara, CA

Has anyone been successful in reading a PhotoCD under OS/2??
I just had my Toshiba 3301B upgraded by the factory to make it
capable of multisession PhotoCD and it works fine under DOS &
Windoze but the cd-rom drivers under OS/2 (at least the cdrom_g
driver) does not recognize the PhotoCD disks.  The reported error
is 'disc is not ISO-9660 or High Sierra format'.  Any clues ??
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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: buck@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Loren Buchanan)
Subject: Re: What is the expected lifetime of CDROMs?
Followup-To: alt.cd-rom
Summary: It depends on how it is stored
Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 14:54:19 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.141858.10307@clark.dgim.doc.ca> tom@clark.dgim.doc.ca (Thomas Erskine) writes:
>Someone asked the guys giving the demo how long the
>CDROMs would last and was told at least 10 years.  However one of our
>guys had heard that some of these make CDROMs which only last 6months to
>a year.  
>
>e there different kinds?  How can I tell the difference? It says Ricoh
>recordable compact disc type 74.

If you store them on the dash board of your car 6 months might be pushing
it.  From what I have read about it (and I have not seen anything definative)
there are two things these CDs need to be protected from.  The first is
ultra-violet light which is easy to protect against.  The second is water.
Supposedly water can damage the dye layer.  I do not know how fast water can
migrate through the plastic but I would expect storing CDs in a warm humid
place would be more damaging than a cool dry place.  A complicating problem
is that the plastic may need to have some amount of water to prevent it 
getting brittle.

The stuff I have seen repeated frequently is that accelerated aging tests
indicate a useful life of at least 10 years.  One source claimed a useful
life measured in decades (but I don't think I will trust it).  Besides,
what percentage of stuff you did 10 years ago do you want to keep another
10 years?  Well take that small percentage, and have it transfered to 
another CD (or what ever is in vogue 10 years from now).

B Cing U

Buck

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From: dburnett@emunix.emich.edu (Don Burnett)
Subject: Re: OS/2 CD-ROM & Kodak PhotoCD
Organization: Eastern Michigan University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:39:09 GMT

As I understand it PhotoCD does not use the ISO 9660 or High 
Sierra format, but has anyone bought the Kodak Photo CD 
reader for Windows and tried running it under WIN-OS2??


=DonB=



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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: mcafee@acadia.Kodak.COM (Paul McAfee)
Subject: Photo CD Code
Keywords: Photo CD Source Code $100,000 
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 04:13:08 GMT
Expires: November 30, 1992 

There have been several mentions of Kodak selling source code for Photo CD for
$100,000.  These originated with someone not connected with Kodak and have been
repeated by others not connected with Kodak.

I have inquired about this.  To my knowledge, and that of the managers in the
Photo CD community with whom I spoke, there is no provision for the sale of
source code for Photo CD for $100,000.

Perhaps this confusion is caused by the fact that Kodak DOES sell a product 
called the Photo CD Imaging Workstation (PIW).  Although there are a couple of
configurations for PIWs, the basic price is $100,000.  A PIW is the device used
by a photofinisher or professional photo lab to transfer slides, negatives, or
(in December) photographic prints, to Photo CD discs.

The PIW consists of the following:
Photo CD scanner, made by Kodak and scanning at high resolution and speed
Sun Sparcstation with Kodak image processing boards and software
CD-ROM drive to read discs
Kodak PCD Writer 200 to write Photo CD discs
Kodak XL 7700 thermal printer to make Photo CD index prints and reprint 
enlargements.

The (approximately) $100,000 figure purchases this workstation, along with the
rights to produce Kodak branded Photo CD discs.

Kodak makes other arrangements for incorporation of Photo CD capabilities into
system software.  An example of this is the recent introduction of QuickTime
version 1.5 on the Mac.  This makes accessing a Photo CD image in any of its
five resolutions as simple as double-clicking.

Paul McAfee

mcafee@acadia.kodak.com


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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
Subject: Re: Kodak statement about Photo CD System
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:41:30 GMT

In article <Bx36Jp.BH7@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> muriana@aclcb.purdue.edu (Peter M.  
Muriana) writes:
> Haven't even seen a single TV advertisement (probably squeezed 
> out be Perot, Bush, & Clinton).

Saw one the other day (election day, I believe), but I
didn't hear it since it was on my secondary monitor.  It
sure looked like a Photo CD ad, anyway.  It clearly showed
people looking at still video images played from what
looked like a CD player. 

ab
From: wcs@NeoSoft.com (Bill Simpson)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: >Re: Flames re: CDROM Inc. / Stuart Andrews
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:46:42 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900

In article <01GR1TQJ02PU002TKV@INDYVAX.IUPUI.EDU> PAOLIVER@INDYVAX.bitnet writes:
[stuff deleted]
>   Furthermore, I see very little negative discussion regarding the
>numerous references and apparent outright advertising from Walnut Creek.
>So why pick on CD-ROM?
>-- Phil Oliver

I agree. Don't flame CD-ROM Inc, if it's ok for Walnut Creek to announce
thier new stuff. Personally I think these announcements are good, as
long as they are not over done.

P.S. I have all the Walnut Creek CD's and love them and have posted 
reviews of Microsoft Developers Network CD and the Windows NT CD.
Is posting reviews advertising?
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From: baustin@billapc.UUCP (Bill Austin)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: What's a decent CD-ROM at a good price?
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 03:03:05 EDT
Organization: Ground Zero Group, Columbus, OH 43227

harrison@lclark.edu (Mark Harrison) writes:
> disk which makes a great paper weight :-)  It was $369 from
> MicroWarehouse.  I wanted a NEC, but just couldn't wait to save the extra
> money.
>
> Write me if you want any more information.  I just bought a drive 2 weeks
> ago, so I know what you are going through.

Granted I responded slow.. but if you still have the ability to return
it.. you can get an NEC CDR-73 (thats NOT the 74.. the 74 is the
multi-spin for about $200 more).. the 73 is a 64k buffer 150k drive..)
from Tiget Software (pg 600 nov shopper) for $399 including (if you
need it.. even if you don't) a decent NEC/Trantor [T128] SCSI card.
Its a VERY nice unit..  (IMO.. I haven't pushed it too hard into true
multimedia.. I'll likely push it off to the bbs and then get a 74
later)
baustin@billapc
From: bwilliam@iat.holonet.net (Bill Williams)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Info on CD-ROM Drives
Date: 5 Nov 92 08:36:12 GMT
Organization: HoloNet (BBS: 510-704-1058)

I think you should make a few changes to your CD-ROM matrix chart.
You should remove "QuickTime" compatible. On the Macintosh the CD-ROM
driver software decides if the device will or won't perform in a certain
way with QuickTime, not the device itself. That may not be true for 
Silicon Graphics QuickTime or the yet to be release QuickTime for MS Windows.
 
A Sony CDU-6211 and a Sony CDU-541 are the same exact thing, just
different cases.
 
The Hitachi CDR-3650 exists and is still sold (SCSI, works on Mac)
 
The Philips/LMS CM214  exists and is still sold (SCSI, works on Mac)
 
The NEC "83" I have come with documentation stating that it is 150K/sec
but bechmarks prove beyond
doubt that the drive is a double speed 300 K/Sec device
 
Bill Williams
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: bizarre@clients-r-us.tamu.edu (Tom Swanner III)
Subject: Are there any PhotoCD files out there I can get to via anon FTP?
Keywords: PhotoCD FTP
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 23:06:37 GMT

I think the subject line says it all.

Feel free to reply to:

bizarre@clients-r-us.tamu.edu

Thanks!

Tom Swanner III
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: harrison@lclark.edu (Mark Harrison)
Subject: Re: MSCDEX parameter description?
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 20:20:12 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.194214.17647@infonode.ingr.com> fordke@infonode.ingr.com (Keith Ford) writes:
>
>Where can I find a description of the command line arguments
>to MSCDEX.  I purchased the $200 DAK drive and the docs are
>very simplistic.  Would cdrom.com have them?

If they don't, send me mail.  I can get them to you tomorrow.

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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: roettig@ifi.unizh.ch (Thomas Roettig)
Subject: Re: Quality
Organization: University of Zurich, Department of Computer Science
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 12:22:57 GMT

In article <1d46opINNeif@life.ai.mit.edu> gill@impulse.ai.mit.edu (Gill Pratt)  
writes:
>
................

> 
> well, a few weeks ago I sent in a roll of film to Kodak (FairLawn,
> N.J.)  to be developed, printed, and also put on Photo-CD. The
> Photo-CD returned with distinct dust particles encoded in several
> frames, which showed up white on the screen. The white leads me to
> believe that the dust got in after the film was developed, not in the
> camera (where it would have created black marks in the final picture).
> The printed photographs were also inferior in quality to what I get
> from my local developer (Ferranti-Dege in Harvard Square).
> 
.............
>

Dust seems to be a problem. I saw the same here in europe.

--

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From: J.C.Beech@SHU.AC.UK (Julian Beech)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Fax No. for Creative Labs Inc
Date: 5 Nov 92 10:49:28 GMT
Reply-To: Julian Beech <J.C.Beech@SHU.AC.UK>
Distribution: alt
Organization: Sheffield Hallam University

Can anyone supply me with the fax numberfor Creative Labs Inc
(Soundblaster manufacturer).  I am in the UK.

                                Julian (Joules) Beech
                              Sheffield Hallam University
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin)
Subject: Re: Differences between the Maxoptixs Tahiti I and II????
Organization: Telebit Corporation; Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:35:47

I've heard the Tahiti I got contaminated with dust easily and was
unreliable.  I don't have any personal experience with either drive.
From: James.Porter@mechanic.Fidonet.org (James Porter)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: My apologies
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 92 16:57:24 PDT
Organization: Mechanic: The Usenet<->Fidonet Gateway oF St. Pete Florida

My offline reader spoofed! Any cross posted weirdness in this conference
i do apologize for...

James
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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.sys.sun.apps
From: alh@einoed.in-berlin.de (Adrian Le Hanne)
Subject: Bad support of Corel/Prior Data (flame)
Organization: Einoed Unix & Netzwerke, Berlin (FRG)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 11:56:05 GMT

Hello,

about two months before we sold a customer of ours CorelDraw for the Sun SPARC
with an OpenWindows interface. After some initial trouble we got the tape. At 
the installation date at the customers site we discovered that the so called 
Sun OpenWindows package contained only a Sun Motif binary. While we tried to
aquire the correct binary another problem came up. The serialisation key expired
after two weeks. Later we got the information that the tape indeed contains
the OpenWindows version, which was wrong. A week later we had the Motif 
version up and running. 

We still tried to get the right OpenWindows version and several weeks later our 
customer got a upgrade sheet from Prior which allowed him to upgrade to the
OpenWindows version for a fee of $50. :-(

At last we got a free CorelDraw CD from Prior USA which we couldn't install
because the files on the CD were unreadable (corrupted file links).
Our distributor sent a fax to Prior who in the meantime gave back the
CorelDraw support/distribution to Corel. 

We still have no reaction from Corel USA and i will probably avoid to sell 
or recommend Corel products to a customer again. There are alternatives on
the market like Altsys's 'Virtuoso', which is probably more worth my time
and attention than a company like Corel or Prior Data (whoever is 
responsible for such a bad support).

Let me know it if you have a similar experience. I understand that many people
are happy with this product and the company but i don't think that this is an
excuse for such an attitude.

Adrian
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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,alt.pictures.binaries.d,alt.sex.pictures.d
From: wally@netcom.com (Wally Schwarz)
Subject: CD-ROM for Sale
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:40:28 GMT


If you are interested in purchasing a CD-ROM that contains all male GIFs, please
send mail to wally@netcom.com for detailed information.

Thank you,

Wally Schwarz

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From: pustule@cats.ucsc.edu (Thaddeus H. Wood)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: CDROM-XA and Photo-CD
Date: 5 Nov 1992 22:14:15 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: as215-ws-2.ucsc.edu


Hi there.  I've been reading this group for a while,
and haven't seen mention, but regardless, if this is
a FAQ, please excuse me.

What is CDROM-XA?  

I want a really quick drive, perhaps the NEC CDR-74a?
And I want to be able to read Photo-CD disks, as well
as the CD-I, and XA.  Basically, I want a drive that
will do it all, and do it quickly.  

Is there such an animal?  Or am I asking for too much?


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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: CCG3003@SAKAAU03.BITNET (tag master)
Subject: Re: Info on CD-ROM Drives
Reply-To: tag master <CCG3003@SAKAAU03.bitnet>
Organization: FUNET-NGW
Distribution: alt
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 09:26:44 GMT

dear sirs
I'm looking for a list about Artisoft's lantastic  LANs is there such a
list in existance or not
thanks for the help
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: axman@acadia.Kodak.COM (Mike Axman)
Subject: Re: Writable CD prices dropping? (was Re: Scanning prices)
Keywords: PhotoCD
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 15:03:38 GMT

In article <Bx9tG7.EK4@ibmpcug.co.uk>, gtoal@ibmpcug.co.uk (Graham Toal) writes:
>In article <Bx3M5p.Gwv@ra.nrl.navy.mil> buck@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Loren Buchanan) writes:
>>It sounds like we have a great source for inexpensive (mostly) blank disks.  
>>The lowest published price I have seen for blank CD-R63 is $25US for 100 or 
>>more disks or $27.50US for CD-R74.  Just go out and buy a 12 exposure roll
>
>If the Kodak stuff (spit) does actually catch on
>in the mass market, does that mean the price of write-once CD blanks
>will drop significantly?  They're about 30 pounds here ($50).  Are the
>Kodak blanks compatible with ordinary ISO 9660 data CDs?  and music? (the
>CD writer we're buying will write music CDs - dunno what the fancy
>name for them is but they play in ordinary CD players)
>

Absolutely, the physical format of the disc is the same, although the 
logical format and user data could vary dramatically.  I use Kodak media 
in other CD writers all the time to make audio CDs or generic CD-ROMs.  
There used to be some issues with media reflectance standards
and the fact that many older CD-Audio players didn't have "AGC" (automatic
gain control) circuitry for variations, but I don't think this is much of
an issue anymore.

Although I don't work in the media area, my understanding is that our goals
are to make this media cheaply availble for generic applications.  
I don't know what supply lines are developing beyond photofinishers, but 
I think you'll see this stuff generally available for around a penny/byte
in the near future.   Current CD-writeable media is WAY overpriced, in my
opinion.


mike


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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: axman@acadia.Kodak.COM (Mike Axman)
Subject: Re: Photo-CD w/Audio notes?
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 18:53:24 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.151214.25801@eng.umd.edu>, sysmgr@king.eng.umd.edu (Doug Mohney) writes:
>Will there be a way to seamlessly tie in audio notation onto Photo-CDs? Is
>there any room on a "full" CD? 
>

Yes. Kodak announced (last Sept.) that the format supports interleaved audio 
and continuous DPCM audio.  I'm not sure which upgrade of the Photofinisher 
PIW software will include this capability, but the format supports it.
(it's a question of logistics as to how a person could compose a "script" at
home on DAT or cassette, and provide it to the transfer service with pointers
to the reference images, branching points, etc....  The current batch of 
players only support the interleaved audio, whereas DPCM support for the 
players won't be available until next year.  DPCM allows you to have continuous
audio while displaying images, etc...  Interleaved audio is played after the 
image appears.
On this topic, there have been a few "interactive"-type Photo CDs authored 
with audio, branching, text, etc... for special purposes, as a technology 
demostration.  Many bookstores carry the "Alice to Ocean" picturebook of 
a women's expedition through Australia (coffee table book, or whatever) 
which includes an interactive Photo CD playable on any current Photo CD player.
Additionally, the "test" disk which comes with Photo CD players also contains
audio and branching.

No, once the disk is full, there is no room left.  That's why I stick with 
only one roll per disk, in the event that I want to do something extravagant
with a particular set of images.  Of course, you can always mix-n-match 
between different disks as well.

>Call me crazy, but I was thinking about putting together a disk of my new
>niece's pictures (unfortunately, I bet the film is SOTK (something other than
>Kodiac :)

Sounds like you need the "universal" filmtype setup :-)

>
>Hmmmmmm. I suspect I'll end up having to do my own thing. *sigh*.

No don't do that.
Please buy our product.
It may not be free, but it's worth it.  
Increase our stock value.  
I have children to support :-)

mike


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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: pls@cibecue.az05.bull.com (Paul Schauble)
Subject: Status of CD-ROM as a legal archive
Organization: Bull HN Information Systems, Inc., Phoenix Product Division
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 22:32:05 GMT

Does anyone know the status of CD-ROM as a legal archive medium? That is,
is it acceptable in cases where there is a legal requirement to keep a
'permanent' record? Could it be used as a substitute for microfilm?

I suspect the answer may vary state by state, so any information would be
greatly appreciated.

    ++PLS