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From: richard@sequent.UUCP
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Subject: Re: New Half gigabyte ROM (uses)
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Date: Thu, 10-May-84 02:21:52 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 10 02:21:52 1984
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>>  | (2) What about using it for DATA?  Think of the information that can be
>>  |     stored.  How would you like on-line access to the Encyclopedia
>>  |     Britannica?  
>>  
>>  I asked about this when my wife and I bought our Britannica.  Sorry,
>>  folks, the Britannica is NOT ONLINE.  They do the whole thing the
>>  OLD OLD way, with bizarre tapes using 5-bit punches to run arcane
>>  linotype machines, and so on.
>>  
>>  Further, the illustrations in Britannica are some of the major reasons for
>>  getting the thing, and they seem to think that these would not transfer
>>  well to an electronic medium.

So - they might be someday.  With high enough density, the pretty pictures
could be displayed as well.  Some integration of video disc and ROM disc
would do the trick.  It'll happen.  Just give it time.
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