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From: salam@ub.d.umn.edu (Salim Alam)
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Subject: CD ROM: Bill Gates Quote
Keywords: CD ROM, CDTV, Bill Gates
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Date: 12 Jul 90 21:32:49 GMT
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In the foreword of the book "CD ROM : The New Papyrus" published
by Microsoft Press in 1986, Bill Gates has the following to say:

"In a few years after the CD ROM becomes commonplace, anyone looking
 back at the information, education, or entertainment applications of
 today will understand the limited appeal they have had.  The
 combination of CD ROM with a microcomputer creates a medium that is
 potentially more interactive than any previous consumer product.
 We believe this interaction will result in a product that will
 stimulate and enrich a person in a manner that is far superior to
 passive systems such as television."

Wonder what he has to say about the CDTV ?

Also in the same article, he says:

"CD ROM will proliferate in two ways, as a peripheral to existing
 personal computers and as the heart of a new "viewer" device which
 will be more similar to the stereo or television you have in your
 home than to a computer.  It is essential from the outset that we in
 the industry are careful not to label this viewer a computer."

Sounds good to me.....

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