Re: CD-ROM breakthrough

[jthielen@vnet.IBM.COM (James A. Thielen - Schaumburg, Il.)]

In <1993Nov19.125218.27586@muug.mb.ca> John Fenske writes:
$Sorry if this has been already posted but is even worth a re-post.
$(If it hasn't I guess Jawaid is shy or gun-shy :-))
$
$                          November 1, 1993
$
$ Dear Valued Sequential Systems Resellers and Customers:
$
$      Today, Sequential Systems is proud to announce the intro-
$ duction of  DiscQuest(tm) and DiscQuest GS(tm); a System of Hardware
$ and Software that  will give today's Apple IIGS User access to the
$ exploding library of information available on CD-ROM.
$
$      DiscQuest(tm) utilizes standard SCSI CD-ROM drives and will
$ support currently available CD-ROM titles from leading Multi-Media
$ publishers such as Creative MultiMedia, Grolier, Compton's and more.
$ DiscQuest(tm) Software, developed by Sequential Systems, Inc and
$ Procyon, Inc., provides "text search", "still graphics display",
$ and "audio" from DiscQuest-supported titles. Bundled with Sequential
$ Systems' RamFAST SCSI Interface, search performance of the DiscQuest
$ System(tm) using a non-accelerated Apple IIGS is similar to that of
$ a Macintosh LC.
$
$      DiscQuest GS(tm) Software (for Apple IIGS computers) will
$ be made available to resellers and end-users for use with other SCSI-
$ type CD-ROM drives and for dealer bundling.  The software includes a
$ copy of Creative Multi-Media's popular title "The Family Doctor".
$ DiscQuest(tm) Suggested Retail: $99.95.
$
$      The DiscQuest GS System(tm) is a bundled product that
$ includes Sequential Systems' DiscQuest(tm) Software, an external
$ CD-ROM drive with cable and one disc caddy, a RamFASTe SCSI interface,
$ and four (4) supported CD-ROM titles.  Suggested retail for the complete
$ bundle will be around $650.
$
$      Sequential Systems' and Procyon's on-going commitment to
$ DiscQuest (tm) and Apple II will produce new features and many new
$ supported titles that will result in a complete and powerful
$ information-based CD-ROM platform for Apple II.
$
$      We sincerely believe that your customers will find the
$ DiscQuest System to be a useful and exciting addition to their
$ Apple IIGS system.
$
$      Dealers may call 800-759-4549 for dealer pricing.
$
$ discQuest works with the following hardware:
$
$ Any Apple IIGS with 2MB of RAM or greater
$
$ RamFAST/SCSI with NEC, Sony, Apple, Sequential CD-ROM drives
$ Apple High Speed SCSI with Sony, Apple, and Sequential CD-ROM drives
$
$ If you have a RamFAST you need the very latest ROM revision, 3.01e.
$
$ A Synopsis of discQuest(tm) Supported Titles
$
$ Darwin Multimedia CD-ROM
$
$ o 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"
$ o 1859 manuscript outlining the theory of evolution, by Darwin and Alfred
$   Russel Wallace
$ o "Triumph of the Darwinian Method", a guide to the study of Darwin, by
$   Michael T. Ghiselin
$ o The Darwin Timeline detailing significant events in his life
$ o A Darwin bibliography of over 1000 primary and secondary references
$ o Original maps from the voyages of HMS Beagle and HMS Adventure
$ o More than 650 color and black & white images
$ o Natural sound recordings from Cornell University Laboratory of
$ Ornithology
$ o Illustrations from "Zoology of the Voyage of the HMS Beagle"
$ o Plus never-before published material from other distinguished naturalists
$
$ Monarch Notes(R) on CD-ROM
$
$ 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!
$
$ o The complete text of Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
$ o Linoleum block prints by Dr. George Wells accompany each story
$ o The Medical Casebook of Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle by Alvin E. Rodin and
$   Jack D. Key and Medical Poetry by Dr. George S. Bascom
$ o Complete text index and table of contents browsing
$
$ The Family Doctor
$
$ o Easy to understand advice to nearly 2,000 of the most commonly asked
$   health questions
$ o An illustrated human anatomy that lets you explore the body systems,
$   structures, and functions from head to toe
$ o Approximately 300 color illustrations to simplify explanations
$ o Comprehensive data on more than 1,600 prescription drugs
$ o Health update booklets, local and national resource listings, and a
$   glossary of over 100 medical terms
$
$ Shakespeare
$
$ o The Complete Works of Shakespeare including plays, poems, and sonnets in
$   full text
$ o Both American and Queen's English versions
$ o A complete text index and table of contents browsing
$
$ Great Literature (Personal Library Series)
$
$ o Full text of over 500 literary classics with Illustrations, CD-Quality
$   voice-overs and music performances
$ o Famous narrations by Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, and George Kennedy
$ o Live (not synthesized) music performances
$ o Full search and browse ability - music and text
$ o Thousands of images
$ o A true multimedia experience!
$ o Everything from Alice in Wonderland to the Nixon Tapes to the Declaration
$   of Independence!
$
$ Parenting - Prenatal to Preschool
$
$ "Like having all the experts on call 24 hours a day"
$
$ 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
$ o Complete text of the 1840 first edition "Octavo" set of John James
$   Audubon's Birds of America
$ o All plates, including 500 full color bird lithographs
$ o CD quality bird calls for many birds through the courtesy of Cornell
$   Laboratory of Ornithology
$ o Full text index and table of contents browsing
$
$ Multimedia Audubon's Mammals
$ o Complete text of the 1840 first edition "Octavo" set of John James
$   Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America
$ o Over 150 full color mammal lithographs
$ o CD quality sounds for many mammals through the courtesy of Cornell
$   Library of Natural Sounds
$ o Full text index and table of contents browsing
$
$ The Best of The Bureau
$
$ 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
$ Countries of the World on CD-ROM
$ and
$ History of the World on CD-ROM
$
$ Authoritative and diverse collections of articles, writings, and
$ images on history and culture.
$
$ Sequential Systems
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Jim

           Keeping the Riff-Raff and Interlopers out of the systems!
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