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...global revolution encompasses every instrument of communication, from pagers to cell phones to CD-ROM. The main gauge of change in information delivery is the boom in sales of modems, which are expected to grow at an average rate of 17.2% worldwide (22.4% in Europe alone) between 1994 and 1998, and the expanding reach of the Internet and such commercial operators as CompuServe. ``Sales of CD-ROM drives are doubling and tripling this year,'' says Deborah Monas, an analyst at London's Kagan World Media. The next 10 years are expected to bring a boom that will put much...
Eugene Koh '97 is Remote Staff Manager for America OnLine. His latest musical effort is the soundtrack to the CD-ROM flight simulator Renegade Legion: Battle For Jacob's Star, released this week by Strategic Simulations, Inc. His ramblings will return to this space in two weeks, on Wednesday, March...
...then look next door. Cybersmith founder Marshall Smith, whose previous successes include Videosmith and Learningsmith, says he aims to "introduce people to new technology...in an atmosphere that isn't totally high tech" His store will offer three main services; access to the Internet, the latest in CD-ROM equipment and virtual reality encounters--all while sipping cappuccino and nibbling...
...else fails, though, there is always something to buy. Interested in a subscription to Wire or a copy of the latest CD-ROM format magazine? Dying to access Internet services like America Oh-Line? Books, computer games, and even Cybersmith T-shirts abound. Egotistical individuals, as well as those searching for grandparental gifts, can have their faces photograped and the images morphed, to be featured on a T-Shirt, mug, chase a screen saver depicting one's head as a bouncing ball. As Smith notes, "photographs no longer represent reality. They represent what you want them to represent...
Microsoft promises much smoother interaction with the user under Windows 95. Along these lines, the new operating system's greatest asset may be its "Plug and Play" functionality. "Plug and Play" will provide users with a simple way to upgrade their PCs with CD-ROM players, sound cards and other multimedia hardware, as well as standard peripherals like printers, monitors and modems...