CD ROM 2: Optical Publishing
PSS ID Number: Q19901
Article last modified on 02-26-1987
PSS database name: PRESS

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CD ROM 2: Optical Publishing Edited by Suzanne Ropiequet
with John Einberger and Bill Zoellick $22.95 384 pages
ISBN: 1-55615-000-8 Pub. Date: March 2, 1987

Microsoft Press Publishes CD ROM 2: Optical Publishing

   In conjunction with the Second International Conference
on CD ROM, Microsoft Press today released CD ROM 2: Optical
Publishing. Edited by Suzanne Ropiequet with John Einberger
and Bill Zoellick, this book is designed to give
publishers, technical managers, entrepreneurs--anyone
interested in exploring the publishing potential of this
technology--a comprehensive, timely overview of the entire
optical publishing process.
   Written by experts in the field, the articles in CD ROM
2 explore:

\.PROGTEXT
   * Evaluating and defining the storage and retrieval method
   * Collecting and preparing text, images, and sound
   * Converting data formats
   * Structuring and indexing data
   * Logical Formatting
   * Premastering and mastering
   * Data updating strategies
   * Data protection and copyrighting, and much more.

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   The book presents a thorough explanation of the proposed
High Sierra Logical Format, written by John Einberger and
Bill Zoellick. Finally, case studies are included that
track the evolution of two products from ideas to
commercially available CD ROM publications. Authoritative
and up-to-date, CD ROM 2 is a unique resource for anyone
exploring the exciting potential of optical publishing.
   CD ROM: Optical Publishing is the companion to CD ROM:
The New Papyrus, a collection of writings on the current
and future state of the art in CD ROM technology.
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1987.