Xref: utzoo comp.misc:10511 comp.periphs:3252 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.periphs Subject: Re: Digital Paper and/or Tandy Writable CD-ROM Message-ID: Date: 8 Nov 90 14:51:10 GMT References: <2730420B.34EB@tct.uucp> <32794@sparkyfs.istc.sri.com> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Distribution: usa Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 7 In article <32794@sparkyfs.istc.sri.com> davy@intrepid.erg.sri.com.UUCP (David Curry) writes: > Cost: $20,000 (est.) for the drive > $250 for a 50GB tape ($0.05/megabyte) I was excited for a while, but it's not price/performance compatitive with existing 8-mm systems (~$10/tape for a 4 gigabyte tape, about half the price/megabyte, and a few thousand for the drive). -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` peter@ferranti.com