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We're trying to build some interactive applications using the Voyager 2
video stack and the Pioneer 6000.  The problem we are having is that
we are use to the 4200 and the 6000 actually seems to have less
program control than the 4200.  Specifically, there is no ability on
the 6000 to say "get ready to play" so that it seeks to a selected
clip ahead of time.  

In our application, you see a set of networked spoke and hub index
cards and double clicking the one in the center of the hub opens
up a video window and control panel.  The 4200 at that point seeks out
the clip represented by the card and gets ready to play it.  If the 
user hits play after reading a brief preview of the short, the clip
displays immediately.  If they hit cancel, the window closes and then
they can click on an attached card which moves to the center at which
point we would tell the player to get ready to play that clip.  In
other words, we want to seek the play point independent of the play
control.  

It seems the 4200 can do this, but the 6000 cannot.  Is there something
obvious we are overlooking?  Does anyone have any 4200s they want to sell?
We can't get a dealer who has any here in Chicagoland.  It seems someone
has bought a huge part of the current production from Pioneer (rumor has
it that it was IBM).  

At twice the cost, it seems the 6000 doesn't work out as well as the 
4200 for several classes of applications.  Has anyone else had these
frustrations?  Is this the reason the 4200 was used in the 72 disk
jukebox from Pioneer?  Any Pioneer tech support on the net?  Help?

Ryan Lanham
Northwestern University