Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!sgigate.sgi.com!olivea!charnel!xmission!xmission!not-for-mail
From: jonm@xmission.com (Jonathon Montgomery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Sony quad speed CD-R for $1000?
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage,alt.cd-rom
Date: 17 Apr 1994 19:21:46 -0600
Organization: XMission Public Access Internet (801-539-0900)
Lines: 22
Distribution: na
Message-ID: <2osnba$38t@xmission.xmission.com>
References: <2ocele$hu4@bigfoot.wustl.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: xmission
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Xref: cdrom.com comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom:2137 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage:3078 alt.cd-rom:2703

Robert J. Kollmeyer (rjk1@wucs1.wustl.edu) wrote:
: In the April 4th Computer World there is a blurb on the last page about 
: a "quadruple spin, read-write CD-ROM drive that it intends to sell for 
: less than $1000 ... expected to be formally announced this spring".
:             ^^^(yes that is 3 0's, not 4)

: Anybody hear anything about this monster?  Any word on when the "formal
: announcement" will be?  

: Drooling,
: bob

Quad Spin CD-R is currently on the market for around $4500 street price.  
IF this is true the market will fall, revolt, spin, and do other very 
ugly things.

I am also very interested in this.  

In fact, let me know if you know of anything, even used single spin for 
under $1000.

JonM@XMission.com