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From: dougp@sbphy.ucsb.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: CD roms, RW optical disks.
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Date: 29 Dec 88 01:26:12 GMT
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I know I am dreaming on this one, but I would like to see one of
these new read write (not worm) optical disk drives which could
also read cd roms. The advantage would be that software could be
published incredibly cheaply and in high volume by the CD roms 
stamping process at say about $5 per disk, and givin the current
high cost of read write media ($50-$200 per disk, still cheaper
than flopies given that these are 500 Mbyte disks), people could
sell software for $50, which is cheaper than anyone could copy it.
Then you would be in the same position as book publishers where it
is cheaper to buy the book than to copy it.

Ofcourse I am dreaming, so while I am at it why don't we just add 
the ability to play CD's and CDV's with at liest reasonable quality
on this drive :-)

                                   Douglas Peale