the problem with burning sessions, is there is a long lead in and even longer lead out burnt to the disk each time, as i recall you lose something like 50-100 meg of space for each sessions. the other factor in deciding which to use should be you're reliability requirements, cd-r/rw media are far more stable than a zip disk. in fact, when i first started using cdr media i torture tested some disk, left them pressed against the window for a few weeks in winter where they were partially frosted to the window, after thawing it worked fine. tortured another disk by wrapping it in wet paper towels and tin foil, threw it in the deep freeze for a few days, and then directly into the hot tub at 104 degrees for several days, initially the media stopped working because the plastic had absorbed moisture, but after a day or 2 of drying out completely it again was flawless. cdr media is fairly indestructible. cd r/w media may be another story, i never tried it do to the cost difference and my preference to ideally keep all my backups.
Matt Jordan wrote: -------- > Is this with Apple's built in burning support (in OS 9)? (I use it, not > Toast or anything else) It seems what the only way that I can get data on a > CD-R/RW is to do it all as one session. Even with a CD-RW in the drive with > hundreds of MB free the finder will not let me drop files in until I erase > it and remount. Maybe I just missed something (or the drivers for my > external CD-RW are odd). How do you burn a small session? --------- -- Philip Stortz, mad scientist at large. --Every 13 seconds an American gun owner uses a firearm in defense against a criminal. gun ownership deters crime, it doesn't increase it. gun control increases crime and cost lives. <http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/framedex.html> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
