UniDisc
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UniDisc, Inc. was one of the first digital media
companies to publish multimedia titles for consumer market.
Based in Palo Alto, California
and founded in 1989, the first product published was the Guinness Disc of Records, an interactive version of the Guinness Book of Records that included hundreds of video and audio files, including Steve Woodmore the world's fastest talker and the longest words
spoken in a dozen languages. For many computer stores, the Guinness Disc of Records was the first CD-ROM based product they carried.
UniDisc then published the first Grammy Awards digital media product, the first of a series that included performances from many of the world's top recording artists. For such artists as Eric Clapton, Sting, and Tina Turner, this was the first time their performances were on a digital media product.
The CD-ROM Directory, then a worldwide directory of the emerging CD-ROM and multimedia market, was published by UniDisc.
UniDisc stopped operating in 1996.
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Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
companies to publish multimedia titles for consumer market.
Based in Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
and founded in 1989, the first product published was the Guinness Disc of Records, an interactive version of the Guinness Book of Records that included hundreds of video and audio files, including Steve Woodmore the world's fastest talker and the longest words
Longest words
The longest word in any given language depends on the word formation rules of each specific language, and on the types of words allowed for consideration. Agglutinative languages allow for the creation of long words via compounding. Even non-agglutinative languages may allow word formation of...
spoken in a dozen languages. For many computer stores, the Guinness Disc of Records was the first CD-ROM based product they carried.
UniDisc then published the first Grammy Awards digital media product, the first of a series that included performances from many of the world's top recording artists. For such artists as Eric Clapton, Sting, and Tina Turner, this was the first time their performances were on a digital media product.
The CD-ROM Directory, then a worldwide directory of the emerging CD-ROM and multimedia market, was published by UniDisc.
UniDisc stopped operating in 1996.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9234989_ITM