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Purposes
ArchivingCOLD & ImagingData Distribution
Marketing
Software Publishing
Technical Support
TrainingTechniques
AudioHot Audio by Monte McGuireImaging Methods
MultiMediaNewbie's Corner, an entire section devoted to MultiMedia development tools, by Joseph ElkhorneOCR
PrePress
Search & Retrieval
Text Conversion
Video
Articles by Norman Desmarais
Flora Dora CD
Prolonging CD-ROM's Life Expectancy
Quanta Press & Library of Congress Join Forces
SilverPlatter Changes Name
Articles by Norman Desmarais
Adventures in Beta Testing CD-ROMs
Computers 1, Knowledge and Common Sense 0?
An Electronic Carriage or a Horseless Book?
An Information Professional Faces the Future
What is the "CD-ROM Librarian"?
Virtual, Interactive Literature
Commentary by Katherine Cochrane
CD Replicator Attrition
CD-R Industry Trends
CD Futures
Planned Obsolescence?CD Pioneers
Manufacturers
Background Articles
CD Players
Disc Manufacturers
Disc Labeling
Industrial Directories
Most of these are now located in our new online trade publications; available by subscription.CD Replicators Directory in Burning Issues
CD-R Retailers & Wholesalers in Burning Issues
CD-Recorder Manufacturers Directory in Burning IssuesCD-R Software Manufacturers Directory
CD Manufacturing Equipment in Pressing On
CD Labeling Equipment in Pressing On
CD Packaging Equipment in Pressing On
CD Testing Equipment in Pressing On
CD Packaging Equipment in Pressing On
Industry News
Adaptec Purchases Corel CD-Creator
DVD Licensing Breakthrough
Commentary on DVD Licensing by Dana Parker
New Media Company Formed (Imation)
CD-R Media ShortageIndustry Structure & Events
CD Industry OrganizationsTrade Shows, Conferences & Seminars
Seminars
Trade Shows & Conferences
CD Players
CD-R Player Incompatibilites by Adaptec Software Products Group
CD Player Drivers by Charlie Wyckoff & Jack BergerCD-Recordable
Applications
How to Copy Data from CD by Adaptec Tech SupportPacketwriting
FlexCD Proposed Specification by Adaptec Software Products Group
Sony's CD-RFS by Katherine Cochrane
CD-R ExtensionsCD Labeling
Introduction
Paper Labels
Marking Pens
Inkjet Printers
Thermal Wax Transfer Printers
SilkscreeningCD Recording
CD-Recorder Buffers by Adaptec Software Products Group
CD Plus with EasyCD by Adaptec Software Products Group
CD-R Essentials by Adaptec Software Products Group
Disc-At-Once Recording by Adaptec Software Products Group
Cyanine vs Phthalocyanine CD-R Media by Dana Parker
Factors in CD-Recording by Adaptec Software Products Group
Sony's CD-RFS Packetwriting by Katherine Cochrane
CD-R Automation, Duplication & Replication by Katherine Cochrane
CD-R Media Testing
How CD-Recordable and CD-Rewritable Dyes Work by Kaz Chigita and Katherine CochraneIs there a CD-R Media problem? by Katherine Cochrane
CD-R Media Longevity White papers from Kodak and TDK, with an overview by Katherine Cochrane
Arrhenius Accelerated Aging Test Method Explained by Dr. Brian Bartholomeusz
FAQs
CD-Recordable FAQ by Andy McFadden
DVD FAQ by Kilroy Hughes
HP SureStore 4020i FAQ by Greg Volk
Formats & Standards
Interfaces
Win95 Long Filenames by Deirdre' Straughan
HDCD Proposed Format (old) by Dana ParkerCD Terminology & links to other CD Glossaries
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