Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!midway!arxt
From: arxt@midway.uchicago.edu (patrick  palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CD-ROM and the Amiga
Summary: CD-ROM is coming, we should be part of it
Message-ID: <1990Jul2.193616.690@midway.uchicago.edu>
Date: 2 Jul 90 19:36:16 GMT
References: <3347@crash.cts.com> <441@hal.CSS.GOV> <249@cbmger.UUCP>
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
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In article <249@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>In article <441@hal.CSS.GOV> stevem@hal.CSS.GOV (Steve Masters) writes:
>>seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham) writes:
>>>In-Reply-To: message from stevem@hal.CSS.GOV
>>>You can't just put in an MS-DOS 3.5" disk in an Amiga and have it work, just
>>I'm not talking about software (binary) compatibility, but the ability
>>to read DATA.  In fact, my Amiga CAN read IBM MS-DOS 3.5" disks by using
>Sorry, I fear you miss one point. On those CD-ROMs you don't get pure
>data, but database files together with database software to search 

(Sorry to chop so much above, but our mailer demands I do that or write more.)

NASA for one is putting out more and more databases on CD-ROM.  They
are free, and NASA distributes free software to access them.  The ones
I have seen are for Mac's.  So, you can already get interesting and
useful CD-ROM's and free software.  To use on an Amiga, you just need
to port the software, and BE ABLE TO READ THE CD-ROM DISKS. 

Pat Palmer (email: reply or ppalmer@oddjob.uchicago.edu)