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Laserdisk Directory--Part 2.
Connolly, Bruce – Online, 1986
Second installment of directory published in four parts in "Database" (June and August) and "Online" (July and September) provides descriptions of 17 laserdisk products together with information on the producer, compatibility, type of laserdisk, search and retrieval software, interface with magnetic media, conditions of usage, price, and status.…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Databases, Information Storage, Merchandise Information
Laserdisk Directory--Part 4.
Connolly, Bruce – Online, 1986
Fourth installment of a directory published in four parts in "Database" (June and August) and "Online" (July and September) provides descriptions of 12 laserdisk products together with information on the producer, compatibility, type of laserdisk, search and retrieval software, interface with magnetic media, conditions of usage, price, and status.…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
CD ROM Technology: A New Era for Information Storage and Retrieval?
Herther, Nancy K. – Online, 1985
Introduction to use of compact disk technology for storing digital data highlights history, background, and developments; technical features; standardization issues; current CD ROM applications; and the market for CD products. A production diagram, a sampling of CD manufacturers and disk replicators, and performance comparison of three storage…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Information Systems
Storage Media for Microcomputers.
Trautman, Rodes – Online, 1983
Reviews computer storage devices designed to provide additional memory for microcomputers--chips, floppy disks, hard disks, optical disks--and describes how secondary storage is used (file transfer, formatting, ingredients of incompatibility); disk/controller/software triplet; magnetic tape backup; storage volatility; disk emulator; and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Diagrams, Information Storage
Data-on-Diskette: The In-House Alternative.
Pagell, Ruth A.; Halperin, Michael – Online, 1986
Describes three commercial, numeric databases that are available in microcomputer diskette format: Micro/Scan Disclosure; Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates World Economic Service; and Trinet's Survey of Commercial Buying Power. Advantages and disadvantages of the diskette format, search strategies, and a selected list of eight suppliers…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Databases, Information Storage, Information Systems
Downloading...Still a Live Issue? A Survey of Database Producer Policies for Both Online Services and Laserdisks.
Garman, Nancy – Online, 1986
Describes a survey of 39 database publishers concerning their policies for downloading, i.e., capture of information into machine-readable format from proprietary databases. Discussion covers fair use principle, long-term storage and reuse, policy enforcement, and per record payment principle. Database publishers surveyed profile of survey…
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Copyrights, Database Producers, Databases