The main CD-ROM works within Adobe Acrobat Reader 6(PDF format) and uses quicktime to play the movies of all the automat found in the books. It is a fantastic guide to anyone wanting to make their own wooden or card / paper automata and mechanical toys.

All though this CD-ROM is aimed at teachers and students it will be of practical use to you if want to understand more about how mechanisms work and their application to automata, moving toys and kinetic art.

Combing the two books into a PDF file gives you the best off both worlds. You can print it out and use it as a traditional book or as an interactive document with links to a section on mechanisms and another to a gallery that explains how the automata work using quicktime movies to clearly show the mechanisms.

You can buy the CD-ROM for only £19.95 including P&P to the uk.