Dick's Some of the Earth's Planes Quanta Press VTG CD-ROM Aircraft Aviation Rare
Rare vintage Dick's Some of the Earth's Planes CD-ROM published by Quanta Press, an extremely early computer-based aircraft and aviation reference title.
The tongue-in-cheek title plays on the naming of the famous Jane's aircraft reference publications, but the CD-ROM itself was a serious visual aircraft database.
Contemporary documentation describes the disc as containing hundreds of black-and-white and color aircraft images, along with aircraft silhouette images stored in PCX format.
Aircraft information included specifications and reference data such as air speed, length, wingspan, crew, service, range and mission.
This title dates from the extremely early commercial CD-ROM period and was already being discussed in computer publications by 1989–1990, making it an especially interesting artifact from the formative years of optical-disc multimedia.
A contemporary CD-ROM listing priced Dick's Some of the Earth's Planes at $249.95, demonstrating how expensive specialized CD-ROM reference databases were when this technology was new.
Ideal for collectors of vintage aviation software, military aircraft references, Quanta Press CD-ROMs, early DOS/PC software and computer history.
Details:
Dick's Some of the Earth's Planes
Quanta Press
Vintage aircraft reference CD-ROM
Early commercial CD-ROM era
Hundreds of aircraft images
Black-and-white and color photography
Aircraft silhouette images
Aircraft specifications and performance information
Aviation / military aircraft reference
Original documented retail price $249.95
Please review photographs carefully for exact edition, contents and cosmetic condition. Compatibility with modern computers is not guaranteed. Period-correct PC hardware/software or emulation may be required.
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