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>Hmm. Since it is accessing a disk (the CD), RBF should be in there, in some
>form at least. You would need an SCF though, I think.
>
>My biggest concern might be the display -- you'd have to have a monitor on
>the terminal that you were using, as well as a TV to display the graphics.
>But yeah, I agree with the rest of you. It would be a really neat idea to
>pursue!
>
Well, here at Microware, we have several developement CD-i units. Since they
are developement units, I don't know if they have the same software in the
ROM, but I can tell you that even with them, when you hook up a terminal to
them, you have a terminal with a display, and also the CD-i display so the
above sounds like the normal situation for dev units too.

I was considering purchasing a dev unit so I would have access to the thing
as a computer too (since I wanted to network it with my MM/1a), but this
idea could convince me that a consumer unit would be a better idea. In fact,
I am interested enough that you can count me as a tentative yes on buying
one of the interfaces.

One thing that does give me pause about the discussed interface unit is that
the thing will plug in where the Full Motion Vidio board goes. Would there
be another connector on the interface to accept the FMV board, or would use
of the interface eliminate the possibility of FMV. I hope not the latter!

Scott

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