1.NAME OF CD-ROM DATABASESOUTH 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 REQUIREMENTSIBM compatible PC with native english Windows (3.1 or 95) only!
7.NETWORKABLEyes, via CD-ROM server and Novel netware 3 or higher
8.CODING OF CHARACTERSdoes 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 DESCRIPTIONDigital 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".