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Herther, Nancy K. – Database, 1998
Discussion of CD-ROM and DVD (Digital Video Disk)-ROM covers CD-ROM software pricing and industry changes; CD-ROM drives; CD-recordable formats; DVD formats, hardware, and software; recordable DVD; and future issues, including standards, Windows 98, the DVD market, and compatibility. A sidebar lists Web sites with information on CD-ROM and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Futures (of Society), Information Industry
Watt, Dan; And Others – Popular Computing, 1984
Focusing primarily on hard disks, this report describes the choices currently available; explains the inner workings of hard-disk technology; lists 70 leading hard-disk products with their costs and capabilities; describes a new type of high-capacity drive; and compares speed, cost, and reliability of a number of widely used hard-disk backup…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Storage Devices, Costs, Design
Peer reviewedWaters, Samuel T. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Describes the National Agricultural Library's microcomputer-based expert system, which is designed to help users obtain answers to simple reference questions. Building of the system and its linking to external programs and systems are explained, and building of a total information system is proposed. Samples of the program are provided. (CDD)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agriculture, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices
