An architectural classic meets the electronic age; Architectural Graphic Standards now on CD-ROM.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 1995--John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will preview the first CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). version of the indispensable architect's book, Architectural Graphic Standards at the annual American Institute of Architect conference in Atlanta, May 5-8. A continuous demonstration of the product will be running throughout the conference in the Wiley booths (#1728 & 1730) at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. . Originally published in 1932 by John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. ) standards. "The use of computers in architecture is accelerating," said Wiley Publisher, Peggy Burns, "and the CD-ROM version of Architectural Graphic Standards is designed to offer the first content-based software application to this evolving market. By offering architects an easy-to-use, interactive resource for all their design needs, we hope to serve the profession as it transitions into the year 2000." The CD-ROM version is completely interactive, allowing users to select and isolate desired images on the screen and enlarge them for easier viewing. Text and graphics can be exported to word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and or presentation programs, as well as other Windows oriented applications. Information on ADA, classical architecture and masonry construction can be exported to Autocad or other Windows-based CAD systems. Any information on the CD can be printed with a few clicks of the mouse. The Ninth Edition and the CD-ROM version of Architectural Graphic Standards is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is an independent global publishing company specializing in professional and consumer books and subscription services, textbooks and educational materials for colleges and universities, and scientific and technical books and journals. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers located in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Architectural Graphic Standards CD-ROM will be available in the fall of 1995. For more information, contact Amanda Gerien Clarke, Sr. Publicist, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 3rd Avenue, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10158. PHONE: (212) 850-6172. EMAIL See e-mail. : aclarke@jwiley.com. CONTACT: John Wiley & Sons Amanda Gerien Clarke, 212/850-6172 or Switzer Communications Dawn Montoya, 415/945-7073 |
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