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    19-Sep-90  02:18:03
Sb: #CD-I News
Fm: Kevin Darling (UG Pres) 76703,4227
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Two news items of note on CD-I, which uses the OS-9 operating system:

"Photo CD" is a new photographic system -- jointly developed between Kodak and
Philips -- that can scan 35 mm images and write them on compact discs for later
playback by consumers on Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I) players, CD ROM-XA
systems, and dedicated Photo CD players.

Gaston Bastiaens, director of Philip's interactive media systems group, said,
"Photo CD will extend the application possibilities of the CD-I system."

CD-I was also explained as a key stimulus for the development of the new
Motorola 68340 "data movement engine", which will be used to enhance future
CD-I systems.  The 68340 is an integrated device based around a 68020 cpu core.
On-chip peripherals include 32-bit dual channel DMA, timers, serial.

CD-I players turn televisions and stereos into interactive entertainment and
information centers, combining high quality sound, text, still image and full
motion video, computer graphics and data on CDs.  Developed by Sony/Phillips,
CD-I will be the world standard for interactive CD applications.  Consumer
players will be introduced in the United States and Japan in 1991, Europe in
1992.  Many publishers are already preparing titles for the consumer launch.

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