Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!aplcomm!capd.jhuapl.edu!waltrip From: waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: CD-ROM Drives Message-ID: <1991Jun22.123950.1@capd.jhuapl.edu> Date: 22 Jun 91 17:39:50 GMT References: <1769@toaster.SFSU.EDU> <16777@adobe.UUCP> Sender: news@aplcomm.JHUAPL.EDU Organization: CAPVAX, JHU/APL Lines: 24 I am PROBABLY in favor of software distribution via CD-ROM PROVIDED that NeXT makes available a CD-ROM drive for about the same price as the new Tandy drive (about $400). I also feel that it would be good business for NeXT to continue to make software distributions available via "old" media such as ODs...but feel that they should adopt charges commensurate with their distribution costs for such media. Most users would probably find it cost effective to get on board with the newer media, but, regardless, it's their choice and that's almost always good marketing practice. If NeXT recovers their costs, it's no problem for them. Of course, what I'd REALLY like to see is a reliable, <$500 DAT. That's probably a couple of years off:^{ DAT has even greater capacity than CD-ROM though I suspect mastering costs might be much higher and that might be enough to make CD-ROM a better software distribution choice. Just my 2 cents on what I feel might be a pretty important thread. c.f.waltrip Internet: Opinions expressed are my own.