Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!deimos.cis.ksu.edu!Intrepid!kfellens
From: kfellens@Intrepid.ECE.UKans.EDU (Keith Fellenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Laser Video disk and CD-ROM
Summary: Laser Info and plea for more info
Keywords: LaserDisk
Message-ID: <895@Intrepid.ECE.UKans.EDU>
Date: 6 Jun 90 07:38:45 GMT
References: <1684@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>
Reply-To: kfellens@Intrepid.ECE.UKans.EDU (Keith Fellenstein)
Organization: Elect. & Comp. Eng. Dept., University of Kansas
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In article <1684@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Larry writes:
>Well, my package from Halted Specialties arrived with the Pioneer LDV-1000
>laser video disk player and control box, and a Hitachi CDR2500 CD-ROM player.
>Neat stuff! For those that missed my original posting, these are surplus units.

I got there too late for the CD-ROM, but did get the LaserDisk Player

>I was extremely disappointed when I played with the Pioneer and found out that
>the laser tube was inoperable, and called Halted Specialties to find out if I

Could you post a quick way to check for tube operability?  My unit is in
pieces as I work with the local LaserDisk mavens to see if there is an easy
way to make this function without the interface box.  I'm told the unit is 
physically similar to the LD-1100 and the LD-660. 

>Any information I can beg, borrow, or buy would be much appreciated.

ditto!

>
>-larry
>
>--
>The raytracer of justice recurses slowly, but it renders exceedingly fine.
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>|   //   Larry Phillips                                                 |
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Keith