Re: Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

[Brad Shue <jshue@comp.uark.edu>]

On Fri, 9 Nov 2096, Fred Bucheit wrote:
> 	I have complained to the NSF many times about their treatment of the
> development of new materials for education. The NSF puts up a lot of money
> to help someone develop new materials, then they (NSF) abandon ship and
> leave the individual to produce these materials for commercial sale. The
> individual often has such limited financial resources that a small batch of
> materials is produced. CUT TEXT  It is time for the NSF to
> take a closer look at the materials they are asked to help develop. If they
> decide to develop some material, it should be taken through a production
> run large enough that every school can afford to purchase it. 
> Fred Bucheit 

Fred, I couldn't agree more.  The laserdisk set it great, if you can
afford it, but many of us can't and we don't need the whole set.  But the
cost savings comes when you stamp them out in bulk!  And I will bet you
that they stamp them all as a package because stamping "more desireable"
disks on their own would make them more expensive.  Don't ask me why, but
that is the word I got from them when I wanted 2 or 3 disks.  

They should offer them disk by disk,  then give a HEFTY discount for the
whole set!  $3,000 is a chunk of my budget!  Gosh, I could buy at least 30
full length commercial movies on laser disk for that!! 

Dick Berg, 
	any thoughts on stamping these video as opposed to CD roms?!  Is
the cost worth the content?  I now have a LD player and I want the disks,
should I buy them?  Are you that good?  Toot that horn!
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