Abstract
In the past decade there has been an explosion in the
use and distribution of digital multimedia data. PCs
with Internet connections have taken homes by
storm and have made the distribution of multimedia
data and applications much easier and
faster. Electronic commerce applications
and on-line services are rapidly
being developed. Even the analog audio
and video equipment in the home
is in the process of being replaced by
their digital successors. As a result, we
can see the digital mass recording devices for multimedia
data enter the consumer market of today.
