Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac:21659 comp.arch:6653 Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!mfci!yale!spolsky-joel From: spolsky-joel@CS.YALE.EDU (Joel Spolsky) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.arch Subject: Re: NeXT press release (very long but interesting) Message-ID: <40439@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> Date: 15 Oct 88 06:06:05 GMT References: <73003@sun.uucp> <5816@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> Sender: root@yale.UUCP Reply-To: spolsky-joel@CS.YALE.EDU (Joel Spolsky) Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept, New Haven CT 06520-2158 Lines: 24 in article <73003@sun.uucp>, swilson%thetone@Sun.COM (Scott Wilson) says: | | "The Optical Disk combines ... laser technology with ... Winchester | (magnetic) technology." | | or: | | "The Optical Disk combines removability and reliability and ... | read/write/erase capabilities ...." | | So either it's a hybrid of the two technologies or its just optical | technology that has the same features as magnetic technology. Isn't | English fun? There's a detailed description of how this drive works in the November Byte magazine. Sorry, I can't post it, but I think it's on BIX. +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Joel Spolsky | bitnet: spolsky@yalecs uucp: ...!yale!spolsky | | | arpa: spolsky@yale.edu voicenet: 203-436-1483 | +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+ #include