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Xref: sserve comp.os.os2.programmer.misc:9813 comp.os.linux.development:9031 comp.os.minix:23741 comp.os.mach:3813 comp.periphs:5497 comp.unix.bsd:13946 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:6267 comp.os.386bsd.development:2110 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc:5298 Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.minix,comp.os.mach,comp.periphs,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!festival!edcogsci!richard From: richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) Subject: Re: CD-ROM's do all read and write now? Message-ID: <Cpw8wD.8Gw@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> Organization: HCRC, University of Edinburgh References: <hastyCpK21o.FAy@netcom.com> <CpKBFs.GvD@zeno.fit.edu> <2r1e1e$qi4@rainbow.sosi.com> Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 11:50:36 GMT Lines: 16 In article <2r1e1e$qi4@rainbow.sosi.com> stanf@rainbow.sosi.com (Stan Foy) writes: >: Can someone tell me if all CD drives read and write now? Which ones >: are the "top of the line"? > Nope, your standard CD is read only. It may also be worth pointing out that an MSDOS virus has been distributed disguised as a program which converts conventional CD drives to read-write. No such thing is possible in software; don't install anything which purports to do it. -- Richard -- Richard Tobin, HCRC, Edinburgh University R.Tobin@ed.ac.uk "Your monkey has got it right, sir." - HHGTTG