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Re: LDraw CD-ROM Project
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Sat, 5 Feb 2000 16:06:01 GMT
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LPIENIAZEK@NOVERAnospam.COM
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Note, I'm in the press the CD camp... at least for now, but I reserve
the right to change sides. :-)
Tim Courtney wrote:
> Tore Erikson said:
> > That's why I'd prefer a CD-r and not a CD-ROM. Then if the CD-r is left open,
> at least we who have a writer could update the CD.
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> I really don't see how this is much different than a link on the CD pointing
> to official updates. As long as it clear that parts and models databases are
> continually growing, people can download them themselves. They'll have to
> download updates anyways to update the CD. And if the CD includes HTML pages,
> they'll only include info about items included on the CD originally.
I think the idea is that the CD-r is something that could be updated
with new stuff but still using the same jacket, just a small sticker
saying v 1.1.... downloading updates defeats the one stop shopping
approach... the CD-R could be something I take to a friends house to get
him up to speed quickly. downloading slows that down
> > It's getting more and more common at my work that we obtain original • commercial software on CD-r's, so in my eyes, it
> > wo'nt look "cheap".
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> Though that may be so, the general public might not see it that way.
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> The Jessiman family also said in an email to me that they feel a
> professionally done CD-ROM would be the way to go.
Well, they're not the most computer literate. So they may well be
referring to the appearance of the packaging rather than whethere it's a
CD or CD-R
The firm I work for ships software that costs up to 250,000 USD to
license (that's right, 6 digits) on CD-Rs.... they come in a case that
has a professionally printed liner with our copyright and license
agreement, the company badging, etc... looks very slick. The CD-R even
has artwork on it that identifies it as ours, but it's still a CD-R.
That's because we do updates every 2 weeks or so and we want customers
to get the very latest image.
I'm not advocating that you get artwork on the CD but you still could go
the CD-R approach with artwork for the case and it would look quite
professional... IF you decided not to go the regular CD route.
--
Larry Pieniazek - larryp@novera.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet.
Note: this is a family forum!
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| (...) Good idea! Animations done with LDraw and POV-Ray SHOULD be included if we can collect them all. (...) at least we who have a writer could update the CD. I really don't see how this is much different than a link on the CD pointing to official (...) (27 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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