Multimedia For Us All
Multimedia For Us All

Summary/Abstract: Multimedia has been for a couple of years the central topic of the computer congresses and conferences. Very interesting is that, despite its often use, the term does not have an exact and clear definition, and the specialists’ opinions concerning its importance might be even contradictory. For instance, Peter Kronfeld (Münchener Multimediatechnik-Hersteller Fast Electronic) considers that the huge business-figure hardware producers hold multimedia up to ridicule, whilst Lucie Fjieldstad (Director IBM Computers, Multimedia Department) thinks that through the together development of the four distinct industrial branches: Computer business, Entertainment electronics, Telecommunications and Electronic media, a new superindustry, able to offer various digital products and services, emerges. The goal of this paper is to introduce the main characteristics of multimedia, to analyze the social consequences of its use and to present hardware devices that enable multimedia applications.

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