Firms to Make DVD Drives Available for PCs
Times Staff and Wire Reports
Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. says it will incorporate Toshiba Corp.’s DVD-ROM drives into its multimedia kits for personal computers. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Diamond said that the kits are likely to be the first DVD products for PCs. Shipments are expected in the first quarter of 1997. The DVD, or digital videodisc, can hold up to 14 times as much information as a CD-ROM, enough for a full-length movie. An industry panel recently reached a tentative accord on technical standards.
