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Focuses on the multimedia CD-ROM which began life as as a sort of coffee-table book. How creative minds can use computers in imaginative ways to create multimedia art shown on CD-ROM releases; Names of CD-ROM games created by various artists.

Presents information on the revival of the video game business by Nintendo Company and Sega Enterprises Limited, building a $5 billion-a-year industry from the Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog, after the video game industry vanished in the 1980s. Problems which the video game could industry will be faced with; Detailed information on various video games; Information on the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 1995.

Reports on an exhibit by Mexican photographer Pedro Meyer at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Background information on Meyer; Date of exhibition; Name of exhibition; Description of Meyer's exhibit.

Reports that some computer software companies experienced difficulty in producing a follow-up to a successful program. Information on Maxis Corporation's best selling computer game SimCity 2000; Response of public to SimCity's sequels; How to achieve success with software sequels.

Focuses on the appeal of the personal computer as a powerful recipe file. Attempt of Apple Computer Incorporated to tout the PC's value as a home appliance; Variation of cookbook programs; Details on cybercooks; Phat Prik Gai recipe. INSET: Summing up some software for chefs..

Reports on Connetix Corporation's QuickCam, a product that can put live black-and-white video on the screen of an Apple Macintosh. Cost of the QuickCam; Features of the product.

Reports on the air of uncertainty which surrounded the MacWorld exposition which was held in January 1995. Types of products which were introduced; Rumors of a possible takeover of Apple Computer Incorporated.

Reports on the purchases of multimedia CD-ROM-equipped personal computers during the 1994 Christmas season. Tasks performed by personal computers; Information on CD-ROMs recommended for personal computers.