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Subject: Inquiry on the best CDROM
From: ken.halfon@execnet.com (Ken Halfon)
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In alt.cd-rom dbrian@uwwvax.uww.edu wrote on the subject of the
best cd rom:

4U´Is there anyone out there that can help

Hi Brian,

     Perhaps I can. Everything depends on what you are going to
do with the cd. Drives are now available between single and 4x
speed. Single speed is about 150k per second. Keep adding 150k
to get the other speeds. Single speed seems to be to slow for
most uses but many bbs's still use these drives.

     Also anything with a slower access time then 370ms is also
probably to slow. 200ms drives are currently the fastest but
that is about to change within a few weeks.

     If you want to use your drive with Unix/Xenix/Linux then
the proprietary drive schemes like the panasonic and sony are
not for you. However these are great for things like Microsoft
Windows and dos. For Unix you should look for X/A compatiblity.
Also you probably want a drive that is SCSI. Those are the ones
current drivers exist for. Teac makes an inexpensive double
speed in this catagory. Nec introduced 3 and 4 times speed
drives. They are good but expensive at this point. The 200ms
access time drives are fast but only 2x speed.

     I bought the Panasonic. However you need to make your own
decision.

 
 

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