Multimedia
Subtitle: system architectures and applications
By: J.L. Encarnac̜ão, J.D. Foley, eds.
Contributors: Encarnac̜ão, José Luis.; Foley, James D., 1942-
Series: Computer graphics--systems and applications
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: Multimedia systems.
Description: Multimedia computing represents a logical next step by which computing technology is becoming ever more useful and ubiquitous in our everyday lives. From the perspective of technical challenges, multimedia affects nearly every aspect of computer hardware and software.

The long-heralded and now-occurring marriage of computing, communications, and information services is manifesting itself in literally dozens of new alliances between companies ranging from semiconductors to cable TV to newspapers to telephone companies to computer hardware and computer software.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.