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Article: Interactive CDs. (compact disc systems; includes related articles)(That's Entertainment!)
- Article from:
- Popular Science
- Article date:
- November 1, 1989
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INTERACTIVE CDS
It's raining. Your weekend baseball game is washed out. But soon, as a diversion, you may be able to "play" ball at major stadiums throughout the United States. You'll pitch or swing--from your living room chair--against big-league players. To compete, just slip a small optical disc into a machine wired to your TV. Now, with a remote-control joy stick, move a cursor on your screen up and down a menu of baseball stadiums. Tap a button to select, say, Yankee Stadium, then play ball.
Stunning digital stereo from your TV or hi-fi system immediately grabs your attention: Crowd sounds, an organ "charge" tune, and other stereo recordings ...