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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend)
Subject: Re: Using cd-rom video with a pc ?
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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1991 00:38:20 GMT

In article <7996@oasys.dt.navy.mil> lipman@dtrc.dt.navy.mil (Robert Lipman) writes:
>I'd like some opinions and suggestions as to whether the following
>scenario is possible.  A friend has an interactive PC program where

I assume you mean IBM PC by "PC".  Too bad.

>Is this possible?  What type of pc interfaces are required for the

Get an Amiga 500 ($700 for unit and monitor), a cheap genlock (under $300)
and a cd-rom device w/ scsi interface.   Amigas now come with 
AmigaVision, a multimedia authoring package that supports several of
the more popular laserdisc units.

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