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In article <149@matrox.UUCP> paul@matrox.UUCP (Paul Spencer) writes:
>The Interactive Videodisc Industry Association (IVIA), a industry
>group, is currently trying to create a standard for all future
>videodisc training equipment. They have been commissioned to do
>this by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The DOD wants a 
>standard published and accepted soon; i.e. within 6 months.
>From then on, all equipment purchased by any branch of the U.S.
>Government would have to meet the standard.
> [...]
>Otherwise, the only people with product to
>sell will be VAL and Visage!
				(and Matrox, I'm sure :-))

	I see nothing wrong with anyone establishing their own standard for
their own purposes. Afterall, IBM's initial entry into the personal
computer market gave us, like it or not, a standard, albeit a lousy one.
Matrox already has a videodisc standard, EIDS (electronic information delivery
service) which is AT and EGA compatible. Do you think this new proposed
standard will not be compatible with EIDS? Given the amount DOD is spending
on EIDS, I doubt it. I am going to get a copy of the proposed standard, but
in the meantime perhaps you could tell us a few of the particulars that you 
find objectionable. I agree that such a standard should not be accepted
without the agreement of numerous other concerns, but I think that you are
expecting the absolute worst of the DOD, n'est-ce pas?
	I look forward to hearing more on this matter. 
-- 
	Stephen J King			DCIEM Human Factors Division
		...{utzoo|mnetor}!dciem!dretor!king