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From: jmpiazza@acsu.buffalo.edu (Joseph M. Piazza)
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Subject: Re: Want CDTV info. CORRECTION!
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Date: 14 Feb 91 17:20:41 GMT
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In article <1991Feb13.175157.29991@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> pab@po.CWRU.Edu (Pete Babic) writes:
>
>In a previous article, itch@cbnews.att.com (richard.m.brack) says:
>>
>>This doesn't necessarily mean anything, but every CD-ROM player I have ever
>>seen uses one of these trays.  I suppose the tracking is a bit more accurate,
>>which would be important when dealing with computer data.
>>
>>Of course I could be completely off the mark with this one....
>
>Not at all - That's exactly why it uses a tray.

	Correct.  The alternative -- designing the CDTV to work without such
a tray -- would increase the price considerably (a few hundred dollars?)  Not a
desirable feature for a low cost CD-ROM system.

Flip side,

	joe piazza

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