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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$qi4@rainbow.sosi.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 11:50:36 GMT
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In article <2r1e1e$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