Don't count on a good copy
Hi...
I'm a home theater enthusiast... have been for many years. I owned (and still own) a CED system and a few discs. If I were you, I'd not count on playing the CED you got. I'd keep it as a "keepsake," but making a DVD of it will only be disappointing.
CED is a needle-based system much like LPs. Video quality would likely be sub-par to VHS or pretty close, and a DVD from it (because of resolution difference) would likely be almost unwatchable. Also, CEDs went off the market in '83 or '84... as prone as these things were to warping or degrading, and given that it's been in shrinkwrap for 24 years or so, it probably wouldn't play in a way that would be satisfying to you. As problematic as the players were, you could also end up damaging the disc trying to play it (I unfortunately just did this to one of my old CEDs).
The Tusk doc is fairly easy to find on Laserdisc (the digital precursor to DVD)... if you'd like a clean copy of it there are players readily available on eBay for under $100. I'd go that route.
Hope this helps! Good luck and congrats on your find. If nothing else, it will look great in a "Mac shrine"!
~Jamie
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