Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!haven!mimsy!dftsrv!vesper From: vesper@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Greg Vesper - RMS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Optical Drives Message-ID: <3482@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> Date: 24 Sep 90 18:52:43 GMT References: <1990Sep23.060359.24938@nntp-server.caltech.edu> Sender: news@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov Reply-To: vesper@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Greg Vesper - RMS) Distribution: comp Organization: NASA Lines: 26 |> |> >Is NeXT going to offer the new Canon optical drives for the NeXT? I |> >heard that they were suppose to be 512Megs with a 32ms access time. |> >This is probably a better investment than a hard disk. |> |> >-Mike |> > |> Is this drive even compatible with the older one? Is it |> available or just a rumour? |> - Fernando Could someone at NeXT please respond to this thread. I believe the commitment NeXT made to optical technology was an excellent one. I hope they have not abandoned OD's in favor of floppies and hard disks. Once perfected, OD's hold lots of promise. I would hope that the new Canon optical will be made availalbe at least optionally. -- Gregory W. Vesper Goddard Space Flight Center -- Gregory W. Vesper Goddard Space Flight Center