For Information, contact Ken Cheney
A catalog describing CD-ROM publications and the "Multimedia and Videodisc Monitor" newsletter is available from Future Systems P.O. Box 26 Falls Church, VA 22040 Telephone 800-323-DISC or 703-241-1799 One of their books contains a list of about 1500 CD-ROM's.
CD-ROM Professional is a bi-monthly magazine with product reviews, technical articles, industry news, etc. This is a "must read" for anyone in the CD-ROM business. $39.95/year CD-ROM Professional Magazine 462 Danbury Road Wilton, CT 06897 1 800 248-8466
"CD-ROM Collecion Builder's Toolkit, 1992 Edition" Paul T. Nicholls Eight Bit Books, Weston, CT ISBN: 0-910-96502-1 $39.95
CD-ROMS IN PRINT 1992 An International Guide to CD-ROM, CD-I, CDTV & Electronic Book Products Meckler Publishing 11 Ferry Lane West Westport, CT 06880
Newsgroups and mailing lists:
On the internet, the best source of information is the newsgroup alt.cd-rom, which is linked to the BITNET list CDROM-L.
Those subscribing to CDROM-L may now choose to receive a daily digest of CDROM-L postings or an index to the daily digest. From the index one may easily request the full text of a posting.
To receive the INDEX, send the following note to listserv@uccvma or listserv@uccvma.ucop.edu (the subject is ignored):
set cdrom-L index
To receive the DIGEST, send the following:
set cdrom-L digest
***DO NOT*** send to cdrom-L. Because of the high noise level of this list, I recommend that people try the index.
The newsgroup aus.cdrom provides a forum for discussion of cdrom related issues to Australian users that are otherwise lost in the morass of postings in the US based groups.
The internet newsgroup comp.multimedia is a good source of information on multimedia topics.
CDROMLAN (available on usenet as bit.listserv.cdromlan) covers the use of CD-ROM products on local area or wide area networks. You can join the list be sending the following command to
LISTSERV@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU:
SUBSCRIBE CDROMLAN Your full name
CD-ROMs are in heavy use in libraries and government document repositories, both for access to indexes and for distribution of government data. The relevant lists are PACS-L (bit.listserv.pacs-l) and GOVDOC-L (bit.listserv.govdoc-l).
Send to LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU:
SUBSCRIBE GOVDOC-L Your full name
Send to LISTSERV%UHUPVM1.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU
SUBSCRIBE PACS-L Your full name
Discussions of music on CD can be found in rec.music.cd.
For those who are contemplating buying a CD-ROM drive or just getting your feet wet, Tony Thomas wrote a pamphlet on the subject which he will be glad to send you FREE OF CHARGE while supplies last.
To receive "GETTING STARTED WITH CD-ROM", send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope with 29 cents US postage to:
Tony Thomas
4421 Granada Blvd. #415
Warrensville Heights, OH 44128
Topics covered include:
How to Buy a CD-ROM Drive
Different Types of Drives
What You Need
Setup
A list of suppliers of CD-ROM hardware and software is also included.
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