Information superhighways, CD, multimedia : the never ending electronic carousel

Multimedia, information superhighway, electronic publishing are confusing terms which correspond to a fundamental evolution in techniques and uses and to the questions raised about the actors and their role in the new professions that arise. The increasing debit rates and media capacities, together with users demand for image definition, contributed in the explosion of the market of the home micro computer home, multimedia computers, CD-Rom, and Internet. What will be the information highways and interactive television be used for ? Which techniques or standards will be adopted for which types of contents, with what money ?
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