The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of both the instrumentation and the software of an emerging, high-technology system used for science instruction. A marriage of computer and television technologies has evolved into an exciting new learning system called interactive videodisc instruction. The development of the hardware components of a specific interactive videodisc system, the development of two instructional programs using this system for university general biology courses, the actual use of this technology in an instructional setting, and the potential for future development using this space-age technology are given. Student perceptions of the use of an interactive videodisc system for biology instruction in university general biology are also illuminated. (Author/JN)