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Re: Welcome to ivideodisc

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From: simon
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1987 22:35
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In article <7720@eddie.MIT.EDU>, ooblick@eddie.MIT.EDU (Mikki Barry) writes:
> ... 
> Also, we are quite interested in the new DVI technology (Digital Video
> Interactive).  Does anyone have the low down on what is going on with this.
> From the demo we have seen it is very promising.  Multi-overlays, multiple
> windows, very complex.
> ...

All I've heard is that DVI stores about 70 minutes of low-resolution (I
don't know how low) video on a CD. A compaction/expansion algorithm
in VLSI is used. 

I'd also like to hear more details.

Simon Gibbs

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From: simon@milano.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Re: Welcome to ivideodisc
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Date: 27 Dec 87 22:35:58 GMT
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Summary: DVI