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CD-ROMs (1988)

The advent of CD-ROM storage changed the way people used personal computers and opened up a whole new range of software applications. This program looks at several examples including Microsoft Bookshelf, the Boeing Maintenance Manual, Media Mixer Retrieval Engine, The Visual Dictionary, N/Hance Systems 525E WORM Optical Disk Drive, Poisondex, Electronic Arts CD-I, and Knowledge Set. Guests include George Morrow, Gary Kildall, and Paul Schindler. Originally broadcast in 1988. Copyright 1988 Stewart Cheifet Productions. https://archive.org/details/cdroms

English
  • Originally Aired February 24, 1988
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network PBS
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Name Type Role
Stewart Cheifet Writer
Stewart Cheifet Director