found: Work cat.: 97027827: DVD demystified, 1997:CIP galley (can stand for Digital video disc; digital versatile disc or nothing depending on whom you ask; next generation of compact disc technology)
found: ASTI on FirstSearch, July 23, 1997(DVD technology)
found: Microcomp. abstracts on FirstSearch, July 23, 1997(DVD)
found: Newton, H. Newton's telecom dict., c1998(DVD. Digital Video Disc. Also called Digital Versatile Disc. DVDs will be able to store as much as 17 gigabytes, compared to the 650 megabytes on CD-ROMs. The DVD disc uses two bonded 0.66 mm substrates ... the laser doesn't have to penetrate as much plastic so it can be focused on a smaller area.)