Data Discman

Data Discman
The DD8 Data Diskman
The DD8 Data Diskman and packaging
German "Duden" dictionary for the Data Discman, 1992

A Data Discman is an electronic book device introduced in 1990 by Sony Corporation. It was marketed (in the United States) to college students and international travelers, but had little success outside of Japan.

The Data Discman's purpose was for a quick access to electronic reference information on a pre-recorded disc. Searching for information on disc were entered using a QWERTY-style keyboard and utilized the "Yes" and "No" keys.

A typical Data Discman model has a low resolution small grayscale LCD, CD drive unit, and a low-power computer. Early versions of the device were incapable of playing audio CD discs. Software was prerecorded and usually feature encyclopedias, foreign language dictionaries, novels, and the like.

All Data Discmans had audio and video output capabilities.

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