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From: PAAAAAR%CALSTATE.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: whither /dev/CDisk??
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Date: 2 May 88 00:02:58 GMT
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The logical place for optical disk technology is to use
it in place of Magnetic tapes
(1) for distribution.
  A CD-ROM is smaller, lighter, offline printable,
  stores a vast amount of data,
  and is very hard for the Postal Services to erase or damage.

(2)Write-Once-Read-Mostly Optical technology is an excelent replacement for
  archival magnetic tape - about the speed I believe but better
  volume and much harder to erase or accidently overwrite. I even think
  that someone has a plug compatable Mag Tape replacement

Dick Botting (doc-dick)
paaaaar@calstate.bitnet
PAAAAAR%CALSTATE.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Comp Sci, CSUSB, 5500 State Univ Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407