Yes, CDs are used quite commonly -- the Seattle Art Museum has a
particularly good tour, in my opinion.  Another option is digital memory
chips, much like those used in a PC.  The Shedd Aquarium's Fish Phone
uses these, as do many other institutions.

The two largest audio tour companies in the US, Antennae and
Acoustiguide, can supply information on CD, digital, and tape systems.

Jodi Lox Mansbach
Director of North American Accounts
Acoustiguide
1700 North Pelham oad
Atlanta, Georgia  30324
Phone   (404) 892-4239
Fax     (404) 892-3426
Corporate
1301 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Fl.
NY NY 10019
Phone   (212) 974-6600
Fax     (212) 974-6607

(They did the Shedd's Fish Phone)


Chris Teller
Chairman and Co-CEO
Antenna Audio
PO Box 176
Sausalito, Cal.  94966
Phone   (414) 332-4862
Fax     (414) 332-4870
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(They did the Seattle Art Museum tour)

I am merely passing the information along; no recommendations or
endorsements are made or implied.

Eugene Dillenburg
Lead Developer, Philippines Coral Reef exhibit
John G. Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois  60605

V:      (312) 692-3136
F:      (312) 939-8001
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