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Data Discman

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The DD-8 Data Discman
The DD-8 Data Discman and packaging
German "Duden" dictionary for the Data Discman, 1992
The DD-10EX exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1995

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

The All Data Discman model had audio and video output capabilities.[citation needed]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "E-book readers directions in enabling technologies". Print and Electronic Text Convergence, Common Ground. 2001. pp. 145–182. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "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.