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Sequential Systems:
DiscQuest is a CD ROM software product for the Apple IIgs, with DiscQuest you can
open up to a whole new world of reference library software. DiscQuest comes with
the Family Doctor CD ROM. Family Doctor is a medical encyclopedia. It contains a
vast wealth of information on human anatomy, common ailments and remedies,
and much more. DiscQuest allows you to use DiscPassage format CD ROM that are
available for PC and Mac systems and are commonly found in software stores that
sell CD ROMs. Again, the CD's must be in DiscPassage format. Discs in this format
are generally Reference/Informational type databases and not games. Some titles are
US History, World History, US Geography, US States & Capitols, Baseball Statistics,
and many more. Additionally, as a separate product called DiscQuest Encyclopedia,
which is Comptons Multimedia Encyclopedia with special software enabling it to be
used with the Apple IIgs. Both, DiscQuest & DiscQuest Encyclopedia will take full
advantage of any graphics included on the CD ROM and play any sounds as well.
Additionally, you can use DiscQuest to play music CD's as well.
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To use DiscQuest you need an Apple IIgs system consisting of:
Apple IIgs with 1 Meg memory &3.5" Drive
Apple High Speed SCSI or RAMFast SCSI v3.01ez card
Any standard SCSI CD ROM Drive*
Optional System configurations would be: (in addition to the above)
SCSI hard disk, 2 Meg or more memory, SoundMeister card, accelerator card.
Only Apple branded CD ROM drives, models, CDSC CDSC Plus, CD 150, CD 300 can
be used with an Apple brand SCSI card. Separate software drivers are needed for any
other drive type in order to work with an Apple SCSI card. The RAMFast SCSI card
will use any standard CD ROM drive, regardless of brand with DiscQuest.
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