In 1994 the first prototype of the DAISY Playback for Windows was ready. The project and the prototype were presented at the ICCHP Conference in Vienna in September 1994.
From the beginning the intention was to show how a new digital talking book system could make it easier for university and other students to use and get access to the information recorded in their course literature. But around the world there was a growing interest for a new common format for all talking books.
In 1995 things began to happen rapidly. In April 1995 some institutions, interested in the new digital technique, met in Toronto. A Japanese company, Shinano Kenshi/Plextor, had ideas about how to develop a specific digital talking book player.