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From: UD180547@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Michael Mee)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Info on R/W optical drives for MS-DOS wanted
Message-ID: <90353.140806UD180547@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
Date: 19 Dec 90 20:08:05 GMT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network
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What experiences / info / advice do people have to offer on the various
suppliers of 5 1/4" read / write / erasable optical disks (which store
about 300 MB per side)?

We have several possible suppliers, but are unsure about exactly what
questions to ask because no one around here has used such a beast before.
For example, how important is compatibility with the ISO standard that
apparently exists for these?  Do the Ricoh and Sony drives actually
interchange data ok?

Please send replies direct to me and I'll summarize and post a summary
if anyone is interested.  If this is a repeat question, sorry, can you
point me to where it is answered?

cheers, mike


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