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From: rob@pe1chl.ampr.org (Rob Janssen)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM's do all read and write now?
References: <2qdvvp$r@bmerha64.bnr.ca> <2qht16$msc@news.u.washington.edu> <hastyCpK21o.FAy@netcom.com> <CpKBFs.GvD@zeno.fit.edu> <2quq75$ft2@nic.smsu.edu>
Organization: PE1CHL
Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 08:56:16 GMT
Message-ID: <1994May13.085616.20066@pe1chl.ampr.org>
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In <2quq75$ft2@nic.smsu.edu> gdl297s@cnas.smsu.edu (Ledford George D) writes:

>Brian Fritz/ ADVISOR Russell (MAE) (rme81977@zach.fit.edu) wrote:
>: Can someone tell me if all CD drives read and write now?  Which ones
>: are the "top of the line"?
>: Thanks
>: -BRian

>In a word, no.  Only CD-ROM mastering drives can write, the rest still just
>read.  CD-ROM mastering drives still cost upwards of $2,500 for the drive
>alone

Indeed

>and require CD-ROM mastering software.

Doesn't all hardware require software?  A plain read-only CD-ROM drive
requires a driver and a filesystem as well.
CD-ROM mastering software is available for Linux for free, so I don't think
this is the problem...

Rob
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