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From: klm@wang7.UUCP (klm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CD roms, RW optical disks.
Summary: Maybe
Message-ID: <2633@wang7.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jan 89 22:13:00 GMT
References: <1068@hub.ucsb.edu>
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Organization: Wang Laboratories, Lowell, MA, USA
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In article <1068@hub.ucsb.edu>, dougp@sbphy.ucsb.edu writes:
> 
> 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.....

Unlikely.  I beleive that the media format is sufficiently different
enough that a drive that would read both would be prohibitively
expensive.

> 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 :-)

This has been done.  We built our own SCSI CD-ROM drive for our product line.
The drive has both digital and analog outputs.  Some guys over in the
Freestyle group have one hooked up to the departmental stereo system
so they can play their favorite CDs.

Only problem is:  Software sounds horrible, Kate Bush screws up your
computer. :-) 

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