The fabled "digital film" that fits in you 35mm seems about to become real. See http://www.imagek.com/index.shtml 30 frames of 1280X1024 and no loss compression format is claimed. Remains to be seen if CMOS approach equals CCD. They are now offering Beta testing opportunities. Hope Imaging-Resource can get on that list!

-- Rick Griffen (rgriffen@vabch.com), December 13, 1998

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We actually know some of the Imagek people, and will almost certainly be on their list whenever they have publicly-available units. They appear to be in a mode of seeking venture funding to commercialize their technology. (Hence the recent building-up of their board of directors.) So far though, I don't think they're in a position to crank out even beta units. Stay tuned though - if it breaks anywhere, it'll be here!

-- Dave Etchells (web@imaging-resource.com), December 15, 1998.

THIS WHOLE IMAGEK THING IS ONE BIG CON!! ITS TO LATE TO EXPENSIVE AND DOOMED FROM DAY ONE YOUR RIGHT THE WHOLE THING IS TO BOOST THE PRICE ON THE STOCK MARKET IT WILL TAKE THE JAPS TO BUILD THIS NOT YANKS BUT THEY AINT INTERESTED IN IT OR THEY WOULD HAVE ALREADY HAVE IT MERRY XMASS

-- GHGH@SAD SDTGASDATS (UIUIU@XDVDSF.COM), December 20, 1998.