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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1992 13:52:54 CDT Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU> From: KKLUEGEL%UIUCVMD.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.BITNET> ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The entire discussion of CD-ROM longevity has interested me for some time. I think we are in danger of looking at only half of the longevity question: the physical disc. The bigger danger, from my point of view, consists of the software half of the CD-ROM tango. How many of us have experienced a software update that left an older disc of the same database unreadable? I know we have had that happen here at our library. How many CD-ROM software products can read discs from another producer/publisher? What effects, if any, will the concentration of publishers and other media producers have on the maintenance of software to read CD-ROM products from defunct publishers/producers? How many CD-ROM disc producers are going to be around in 10 years? In 25? How many CD-ROM disc drive manufacturers will there be in 10 years time? It has been my feeling for a long time that CD-ROM will end up being the 8-track tape of the information industry. I hope I am wrong. The larger question, however, is what if I'm right? *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*++*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+ + Kathleen Kluegel Reference Librarian * * University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign + + 1408 West Gregory * * Urbana, IL 61801 217/333-1900 + + BITNET: KKLUEGEL@UIUCVMD * *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*++*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+
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