3.221 CD-ROM and video disks (71)
Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@VM.EPAS.UTORONTO.CA)
Thu, 6 Jul 89 19:56:43 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 221. Thursday, 6 Jul 1989.
(1) Date: 6 July 1989 (22 lines)
From: Willard McCarty <MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
Subject: all Humanists on CD-ROM?????
(2) Date: Thursday, 6 July 1989 0949-EST (29 lines)
From: JACKA@PENNDRLS
Subject: On films transferred to Video Disc, what else?
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Date: 6 July 1989
From: Willard McCarty <MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
Subject: all Humanists on CD-ROM?????
Our colleague Wade Schuette has suggested that my ambition to
put all of Humanist on a CD-ROM does not go nearly far enough. Here is
his note, private to me but well worth sharing with all.
Willard McCarty
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Date: Thu, 6 Jul 89 08:22 EST
From: <WADE@CRNLGSM.BITNET>
Subject: CD disk
Thank God I misread your message. I thought you were going to
put all HUMANISTS on a CD-ROM. I wonder how many would fit, what with
the new personality compression algorithm and N.V. Phillips company's
new DSS (digital soul storage) device. Oh, wait... I have my time
machine set for 1989, not 2089. Rats, where is that ....
(Wade Schuette)
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Date: Thursday, 6 July 1989 0949-EST
From: JACKA@PENNDRLS
Subject: On films transferred to Video Disc, what else?
I received a private communication concerning available
material on video disc that I would like to answer in public.
The question concerned what material is now available on video
disc in the US and Japan.
Currently there are some 5000 titles available in the US. Most
of these are English speaking movies, many of which are unsuitable
for academic use unless you are studying Americana. For foreign movies,
the Japanese division of Pioneer has been reproducing films of well-known
European directors. There is a wealth of material from Japan in French,
Italian and Swedish. Unfortunately, there are no Arabic films, but
we are working on that with Janus films. Of course, there is a wealth of
Japanese titles available in Japan. In the US, you should contact
the Criteron Collection, a venture of Janus Films and Voyager Press.
You can dial their 800 number for service: 800 446-2001. The current
collection includes 70 titles of which half are foreign films. The
collection will increase by another 30 titles by the end of the year.
Most of the movies we use in German, French and Italian classes are
on video disc. You just have to search for them.
If anyone needs more details on this I would be happy to send you a
description that includes sources for video disc material.
JACK