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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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May 13, 1991 Volume 2, Number 4 ISSN 1050-6004
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Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
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(LIB3@UHUPVM1).
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Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries,
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University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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DIALOG ONDISC ADDS NEW PRODUCTS
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Dialog Information Services, Inc. has expanded its DIALOG OnDisc
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family of CD-ROM products with three new additions.
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DIALOG OnDisc FEDERAL REGISTER contains the complete text of the
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printed Federal Register from 1988 to the present. The Federal
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Register is a daily publication of all U.S. federal government
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regulations including executive orders and administrative
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regulations. The OnDisc FEDERAL REGISTER will be updated
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quarterly. Annual licensing fees are $2,500.
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GRANTS DATABASE, corresponding to the printed Directory of
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Research Grants and Directory of Biomedical and Health Care
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Grants, provides details on over 8,900 available grants offered
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by federal, state, and local governments; commercial
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organizations; associations; and private foundations. Each entry
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includes a full description of the grant, qualifications, money
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available, and renewability. Updates are provided bimonthly and
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annual subscriptions are $850.
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PHILOSOPHER'S INDEX provides indexing and abstracts from
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philosophy books, contributions to anthologies, and over 300
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journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields.
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Coverage is from 1940 to the present for U.S. materials and 1967
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to the present for non-U.S. references. The perpetual license
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price is $1,500 with an annual renewal cost of $495. Updated
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quarterly.
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For more information, contact Dialog Marketing at 3460 Hillview
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Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, or call 800-3-DIALOG.
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DIALOG CD-ROM PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR APPLE MACINTOSH
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Dialog Information Services has announced the release of DIALOG
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OnDisc software for the Apple Macintosh computer. All 27 titles
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available in the DIALOG OnDisc CD-ROM products, except
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TRADEMARKSCAN-FEDERAL, can now be used with the Macintosh.
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The software for the Macintosh contains several features not
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included in the current DOS version. The search history can be
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viewed and search steps deleted at any point. Searchers can also
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highlight words or phrases within a record and then search those
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words or phrases without re-keying. In addition, records can be
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sorted by two fields as is possible with DIALOG online. Finally,
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the size of type that displays on the monitor can be changed
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within the program.
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Equipment specifications include a Mac Plus, or greater, with a
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hard disk; system version 6.0.2 or later and Finder version 6.1
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or later; at least 1 MB of RAM and 1 MB of free space on the hard
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disk; Apple CD-ROM SC, Pioneer CD-Changer, or other Macintosh-
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compatible CD-ROM drive that conforms to the ISO 9660 standard.
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No price change to the current DIALOG OnDisc product line is
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involved. Specify DOS or Macintosh version on the order form, in
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order to receive the appropriate manual and software.
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For more information contact Dialog Marketing, 3460 Hillview
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Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304, or call 800-3-DIALOG.
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MERIDIAN DATA RELEASES CD NET CD-ROM SERVER SOFTWARE
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Meridian Data, Inc. has announced a software package that
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integrates multiple CD-ROM drives into a standard local area
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network (LAN). Called CD Net Software, the product is available
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for use on Novell Netware and NetBIOS-based network applications.
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The CD Net Software can transform a standard personal computer
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with one or more CD-ROM drives into a CD-ROM server for a
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network. To facilitate integration and operation, the CD Net
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Server then acts as a self-contained node so it can connect
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directly to the network as a workstation. CD Net Software allows
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CD-ROM network access by mini computers and Macintoshes through
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the use of PC Host Servers, such as hardware systems from Gandalf
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Data and Virtual Microsystems, and software systems such as
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pcAnywhere.
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To enhance performance, the CD Net Software incorporates data
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caching capabilities that increase the access speeds of the CD-
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ROM drives on a network. Using sophisticated "read ahead"
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algorithms, the CD Net Software anticipates requests for CD-ROM-
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based information. This allows the end user to retrieve
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information at faster access times than a single-user CD-ROM
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drive. The software's multi-tasking capability permits
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simultaneous access on multiple CD-ROM drives. In addition, CD
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Net Software includes CD-ROM application administration and
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application menuing software tools. This allows the user and
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network administrator to create their own custom menus.
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Price begins at $499.95 with additional network licensing
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available. Meridian Data sells its products through
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distributors, VARs and direct sales.
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For more information, Meridian Data, Inc., 5615 Scotts Valley
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Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, 408/438-3100.
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UMI ADDS ATLANTA CONSTITUTION/JOURNAL
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University Microfilms International has signed an agreement with
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the Atlanta Constitution/Journal to make the full text of the
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newspaper available on CD-ROM in an ASCII (text only) format.
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The new CD-ROM product will allow access to the newspaper from
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1985 forward. Details on pricing and coverage will be announced
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later.
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For more information, University Microfilms International, 300
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North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, 800/521-0600.
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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE ON CD-ROM
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Compact Cambridge will publish a CD-ROM edition of The New
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England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) this fall. The new product
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will allow users to search the full text of any article, case
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record, report, editorial, letter to the editor or book review
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published in the last five years, or browse material on a topical
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basis.
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For information, contact Michael Miyazaki, Compact Cambridge,
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7200 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814, 301/961-6761.
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STAR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON 386 AND 486
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Cuadra Associates has adapted its STAR text management and
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information retrieval applications to run on 386 and 486 systems.
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Cuadra has also dropped the price for entry-level STAR software
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packages to $2,000 and eliminated all links between price and
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hardware platform used. STAR's ability to run on 386 and 486
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systems, make it suitable for work environments with only a few
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users, as well as for larger PC- and UNIX-oriented environments,
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where multiple users need to share access to the same databases.
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Further information available from Cuadra Associates, 11835 W.
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Olympic Blvd., Suite 855, Los Angeles, CA 90064, 213/478-0066.
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Copyright (C) 1991 by the University Libraries, University of
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Houston. All rights reserved.
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Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computerized
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bulletin board/conference systems, individual scholars, and
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libraries. Libraries are authorized to add the journal to their
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collections at no cost. This message must appear on copied
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material. All commercial use requires permission.
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