Data Discman
The Data Discman is an electronic book player introduced in 1992 by Sony Corporation.[1] It was marketed in the United States to college students and international travelers, but had little success outside Japan.
The Data Discman was designed to allow quick access to electronic reference information on a pre-recorded disc. Searching terms were entered using a QWERTY-style keyboard and utilized the "Yes" and "No" keys.
A typical Data Discman model has a low resolution small grayscale LCD, CD drive unit, and a low-power computer. Early versions of the device were incapable of playing audio CDs. Software was prerecorded and usually featured encyclopedias, foreign language dictionaries and novels. It was typically created using the Sony Electronic Book Authoring System (SEBAS).[2][3]
The All Data Discman model had audio and video output capabilities.
A DD-10EX was included in an exhibition entitled The Book and Beyond: Electronic Publishing and the Art of the Book, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from April to October 1995. The exhibition also included a CD-ROM designed to be played on the Data Discman, entitled The Library of the Future.[4]
References
- ↑ Coburn, M., Burrows, P., Loi, D. & Wilkins, L. (2001). Cope, B. & Kalantzis, D. Melbourne, eds. "E-book readers directions in enabling technologies". Print and Electronic Text Convergence, Common Ground. pp. 145–182.
- ↑ Keep, Christopher; McLaughlin, Tim; Parmar, Robin (2000) [1993]. "Sony Electronic Book Authoring System". The electronic labyrinth. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ "Thomas Rolander". crunchbase. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
Tom's Career Highlights include […] development of the first encyclopedia (Grolier) on CD-ROM; creation of the Sony Electronic Book Authoring System (SEBAS) for the Sony Data Discman […]
- ↑ "Text of an exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London,". The Book and Beyond: Electronic Publishing and the Art of the Book. 1995.