Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!sce!cognos!alb
From: alb@cognos.UUCP (Al Belyea)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Re: Interactive Video-disc.
Message-ID: <8660@cognos.UUCP>
Date: 6 Aug 90 18:22:42 GMT
References: <1455taylorj@yvax.byu.edu>
Reply-To: alb@cognos.UUCP (Al Belyea)
Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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In article <1455taylorj@yvax.byu.edu> taylorj@yvax.byu.edu writes:
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>All this can be done both with Macintosh and IBM PCs.  There are special
>toolkits for HyperCard that make it very easy to control almost all videodisc
>players.  The same toolkits are just beginning to appear for ToolBook (which
>requires Windows 3.0) on the IBM.
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An often-overlooked (and considerably more inexpensive) solution for 
interactive videodisc applications is the Apple IIGS using HyperStudio. The
IIGS doesn't have as good a resolution as the Mac or PC (yet, anyhow), but
it comes with colour and great sound capabilities. A Video Overlay Card is
also available (about $500 U.S., I think).

HyperStudio is very much like HyperCard on the Mac and comes with XCMDs for
controlling videodiscs. It would also be relatively easy to get it to
control a VCR through the use of the VidClip (I think it supports Sony VCRs).
HyperStudio also fully supports the Video Overlay Card. And you can get it
for less than $100 U.S.

Or you could wait for HyperCard GS to be released. There are VERY SOLID 
rumours of it's existence - just a matter of time before its released.



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