[205] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Updated CD Software Compatibility
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (HICKEY%ITHACA.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.)
Fri May 8 09:38:17 1992
Date: Fri, 8 May 1992 08:31:08 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
From: HICKEY%ITHACA.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
UMI & Information Access have both done software updates which
rendered previous discs unreadable. In UMI's case, they have
made a "new" mastering of the previous data, compatible with
their "new" software, available for purchase. In InfoAccess'
case, a combined backfile is available for purchase, which is not
particularly useful to us; like many libraries, we subscribed to
Academic Index because it matches our holdings, but the backfile
includes the "other", public library-oriented databases of theirs
which we wished to avoid.
InfoAccess also wins another special incompatibility award for
first issuing Academic Index on 2 CDs which could _not_ be run
separately, then reissuing a few months later in the format
described above.
