Negotiating your way through the pitfalls Of CD-ROM installation

Abstract

The wide variety of installation standards, conventions and procedures currently maintained by the publishers of CD-ROMs, and the problems this can cause for the user are discussed. A guide is offered through the pitfalls ot CD-ROM installation, and hardware and software requirements for users of IBM PC and compatible computers are listed. The paper is based on the author's experiences who carried out a survey of CD-ROMs for the University of Hawaii.