| 1. | NAME OF
CD-ROM
DATABASE | SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST |
| 2. | DATE OF 1st
ISSUE | 1997 |
| 3. | ISSUEING
AGENCY |
SCMP
Postnet Ltd. |
| 4. | DISTRIBUTION | SCMP Postnet Ltd., 4/F Morning Post Centre, 22 Dai Fat Street, Tai Po Industrial
Estate, N.T., Hong Kong; e-mail: postnet@scmp.com |
| 6. | TECHNICAL
REQUIREMENTS | IBM compatible PC with native english Windows (3.1 or 95) only! |
| 7. | NETWORKABLE | yes, via CD-ROM server and Novel netware 3 or higher |
| 8. | CODING OF
CHARACTERS | does not apply |
| 9. | NUMBER OF CDs | 4 (so far), plus one additional on the return of Hong Kong to China in mid-1997 |
| 10. | PRICE | starts with USD 990, depending on license and scope |
| 11. | SHORT
DESCRIPTION | Digital version of this important English-language Hong Kong newspaper; only the years
1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 available to date. Note that the system is different for the
two earlier years, so problems with installation or database access may occur frequently.
There is virtually NO support from the company with installation problems. Otherwise a
well-conceived fulltext database (80.000 articles), including images, maps and "exclusive
feature stories on major Chinese cities...and government contact information". |