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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: net.games.video
Subject: Re: Dragon's Lair
Message-ID: <3102@utzoo.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 16:06:38 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 19 16:06:38 1983
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The problem with long delays for jumps on the videodisc is one that is
fundamental to the technology, not something that the electronics or
computer interface get the blame for.  Current videodiscs simply take
a long time to seek more than a few tracks.  They don't have the blazing-
fast head actuators that computer disk drives have, because there is no
need for such speed in the "ordinary" videodisc application of watching
sequential frames.
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				Henry Spencer
				U of Toronto
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