<s>
The	O
Data	O
Discman	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
electronic	O
reference	O
information	O
on	O
a	O
pre-recorded	O
disc	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
typical	O
Data	O
Discman	O
model	O
has	O
a	O
low	O
resolution	O
small	O
grayscale	O
LCD	B-Device
(	O
256x200	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
later	O
models	O
would	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
320x240	O
and	O
in	O
colour	O
)	O
,	O
CD	O
drive	O
unit	O
(	O
either	O
Mini	O
CD	O
or	O
full	O
size	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
low-power	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
typically	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
Book	O
Authoring	O
System	O
(	O
SEBAS	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
British	O
version	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
disc	B-Device
containing	O
the	O
Thomson	O
Electronic	O
Directory	O
for	O
April	O
1992	O
,	O
plus	O
another	O
containing	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Interpreter	O
5-language	O
conversation	O
book	O
for	O
travelers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exhibition	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
designed	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Data	O
Discman	O
,	O
entitled	O
The	O
Library	O
of	O
the	O
Future	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DD-1EX	O
and	O
DD-10EX	O
both	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
flip	O
or	O
clamshell	O
form	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
flat	O
,	O
rectangular	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
DD-8	O
was	O
closer	O
to	O
later	O
e-book	O
readers	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-General_Concept
Amazon	I-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
