The disk is updated every six months and runs on PCs and LANs and costs under USD2,000. Not to be upstaged by Compact America, Nynex recently announced the introduction of two directories for the Sony Data DiscMan. Two discs, one with the Manhattan White Pages and the other with the greater Boston White Pages, were released in August at a cost of USD30 each. Compiled from the Yellow Pages of over 4,800 telephone directories, the Disk has 9.3 million business listings for every town and city in America. It can be searched by Yellow Page headings or S.I.C. codes, by the number of employees, by franchise, by geographic region including zip code and of course by company name.
Boolean searches are also possible.
Outputs too are flexible. In addition to on-screen directory assistance, there is a facility to print mailing labels and customised reports such as the names and addresses of all library software suppliers in Oregon. Data can also be captured on diskette and loaded directly into word processing, database or telemarketing software.