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DiscQuest Information (Re: DiscQuest info needed)
Leslie M. Barstow III <wdphoenix@delphi.com> writes:
>I just got mu QC catalog, and noticed they had both DiscQuest and Second
>Sight...
>
>A couple of questions...
>
>1) what limitations are there on CD-ROMs usable with DQ? What makes one
> CD usable, when others aren't?
>
>2) is there support for Second Sight in, or planned for, DQ?
>
>Les
Sounds like it's time to post the thing again. Second Sight support
will be in DQ, yes.
Here's the list of discQuest titles not counting Compton's
Encyclopedia.
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A Synopsis of discQuest(tm) Supported Titles as of Jan 15, 1993
NEW discQUEST Titles this month!
-- Total Baseball - New 1993 Edition (CMC) --
This Multimedia guide is the most comprehensive baseball reference ever
compiled.
* 2,300 pages of statistics and articles - dating back to 1871
* Player, pitcher, and relief-pitcher registers
* Top 100 All-Time Leaders: Life-Time and Single-Season
* Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Hall of
Fame awards
* A variety of rosters
* Detailed articles covering everything from hitting streaks to
scandals to controversies
* More than 600 photos and images of players, teams, and ballparks
* Sound clips of some of the game's most memorable moments
-- 1991 YearBooks(R) (YearBook Medical Publishers, Inc) --
Medical publication yearbooks for 1989, 1990, and 1991.
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-- Darwin Multimedia CD-ROM (LIGHTBINDERS) --
Our Price: $79.95 Retail: $99.95
* Charles Darwin's complete texts with original illustrations of the
final editions of: "The Voyage of the Beagle", "The Origin of Species",
"The Descent of Man"
* 1859 manuscript outlining the theory of evolution, by Darwin and
Alfred Russel Wallace
* "Triumph of the Darwinian Method", a guide to the study of Darwin,
by Michael T. Ghiselin
* The Darwin Timeline detailing significant events in his life
* A Darwin bibliography of over 1000 primary and secondary references
* Original maps from the voyages of HMS Beagle and HMS Adventure
* More than 650 color and black & white images
* Natural sound recordings from Cornell University Laboratory of
Ornithology
* Illustrations from "Zoology of the Voyage of the HMS Beagle"
* Plus never-before published material from other distinguished
naturalists
-- Monarch Notes(R) on CD-ROM (Bureau) --
Our Price: $49.95 Retail: $69.95
This Multimedia CD-ROM edition of Monarch Notes includes the complete text
of the entire collection! Each Monarch Note includes author biographies,
literary style overviews, relevant historical information, story synopses,
character analyses, critical commentaries, bibliographies, and essay questions.
This CD-ROM was given Byte Magazine's "Jerry Pournelle's User's Choice Award"
as "CD-ROM Of The Year". Hundreds of authors and works are surveyed in this
compendium that Computer Shopper magazine calls "Mondo Cool".
-- Sherlock Holmes on disc! (CMC) --
Our Price: $49.95 Retail: $69.95
* The complete text of Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
* Linoleum block prints by Dr. George Wells accompany each story
* The Medical Casebook of Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle by Alvin E. Rodin
and Jack D. Key and Medical Poetry by Dr. George S. Bascom
* Complete text index and table of contents browsing
-- The Family Doctor (CMC) --
Our Price: $59.95 Retail: $79.95
* Easy to understand advice to nearly 2,000 of the most commonly
asked health questions
* An illustrated human anatomy that lets you explore the body systems,
structures, and functions from head to toe
* Approximately 300 color illustrations to simplify explanations
* Comprehensive data on more than 1,600 prescription drugs
* Health update booklets, local and national resource listings, and
a glossary of over 100 medical terms
-- Shakespeare (CMC) --
Our Price: $49.95 Retail: $69.96
* The Complete Works of Shakespeare including plays, poems, and sonnets
in full text
* Both American and Queen's English versions
* A complete text index and table of contents browsing
-- Great Literature (Bureau) --
Our Price: $39.95 Retail: $54.95
* Full text of over 500 literary classics with Illustrations,
CD-Quality voice-overs and music performances
* Famous narrations by Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, and George Kennedy
* Live (not synthesized) music performances
* Full search and browse ability - music and text
* Thousands of images
* A true multimedia experience!
* Everything from Alice in Wonderland to the Nixon Tapes to the
Declaration of Independence!
-- Parenting - Prenatal to Preschool (CMC) --
Our Price: $49.95 Retail: $79.95
This parenting tool is designed to provide immediate answers to the millions
of questions asked by parents and would-be parents. It covers everything from
fertility, problem pregnancies, and childbirth to the milestones of child
development from birth through age five. Compiled in collaboration with
a noted pediatrician and pediatric nurse practitioner, this CD-ROM includes
the complete text of Your Child: A Medical Guide, The New Parent's Q&A Book,
The Ultimate Baby Name Book, The Complete Pregnancy & Baby Book, The Complete
Pregnancy & Baby Book, The Miracle of Birth, and The Couple's Guide to
Fertility. It includes over 400 images. Audio clips demonstrate the normal
developmental stages of children's language.
-- Multimedia Audubon's Birds (CMC) --
Our Price: $49.95 Retail: $69.95
* Complete text of the 1840 first edition "Octavo" set of John James
Audubon's Birds of America
* All plates, including 500 full color bird lithographs
* CD quality bird calls for many birds through the courtesy of
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
* Full text index and table of contents browsing
-- Multimedia Audubon's Mammals (CMC) --
Our Price: $49.95 Retail: $69.95
* Complete text of the 1840 first edition "Octavo" set of John James
Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America
* Over 150 full color mammal lithographs
* CD quality sounds for many mammals through the courtesy of
Cornell Library of Natural Sounds
* Full text index and table of contents browsing
-- The Best of The Bureau (Bureau) --
Our Price: $7.95 Retail: $9.95
The Best of the Bureau is a distinguished collection of literature and
history, with hundreds of works culled from the best titles of the Bureau
Development. Just type in a word, phrase or subject and the powerful search
and retrieval capabilities put the information you want at your fingertips
- instantly. This is more than just thousands of pages of text. It is a
complete multimedia personal reference library - all on one disc!
We have included the best of Dickens, the wit and humor of Twain, riveting
biographies of the famous and infamous, ancient and up-to-the-moment
histories of the cultures, lands and people of the world and lots, lots
more. It's the perfect way to start your Personal Reference Library!
-- US History on CD-ROM (Bureau) --
Our Price: $249.95 Retail: $395
Diverse and complete collections of writings and images of history
and cultures the world over. These CD's with thousands of articles
and pictures are a necessity for any student K-12 or college.
-- History of the World on CD-ROM (Bureau) --
Our Price: $59.95 Retail: $79.95
Ride the chariots with Caesar or blast-off to the moon with Apollo! This
brand new multimedia title is the perfect curriculum, research and
reference tool for students, teachers, and researchers.
-- Countries of the World on CD-ROM (Bureau) --
Our Price: $249.95 Retail: $395
A multimedia CD describing the countries of the world, with information
taken from the US Central Intelligence Agency database!
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