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From: jonm@xmission.com (JonM)
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Subject: Re: Photo CD and CD-R
Date: 26 Apr 1994 11:39:34 -0600
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This MAY be true but Kodak is marketing there media as recordable media.  
Besides, anyone with the money can purchase the equipmnt to make Photo-CD.

Jon


Thorsten Frank von Vietinghoff (tvv@hathi.informatik.rwth-aachen.de) wrote:
: frankjr@csie.nctu.edu.tw (Frank JR Shee) writes:

: >Hi:
: >	My lab bought a CD-Recorder (Ricon CD-R) lately and we want to
: >purchase some blank CDs. I saw the blank CD coming with this machine
: >is golden face, so I recall up Kodak's Photo CD, it is golden face too.
: >They have price difference in my country. My question is, can I purchase
: >some blank Photo CD discs and use it as backup storage?

: No, you can't. The dealers won't sell you blank Photo-CD media, which are
: indeed the same as a CD-R. If they would, Kodak would sue them, as they 
: have a contract not to sell these media without images written to them.
: The price is in fact sort of "sponsored" by Kodak to promote the PhotoCD.

: >(It is strange that this CD-Recorder is multisession...CD-XA? Why it uses
: >the name CD-R...which means single session?)

: No, it means "CD-Recordable", which does not imply single session.
:  
: cu,
: 	Thorsten


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: Thorsten von Vietinghoff, D-52070 Aachen (Germany)
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