on 11/20/02 4:55 PM, Allen Barnella at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 11/19/02 9:23 PM -0500, Anonymous Prime wrote: > >> CD-Rs are cheap enough to be disposable nowadays, especially in >> 100-packs. I just got one for $18, so that's 18 cents a disc. > > Hi Anonymous Prime, Macers: > > I've got a USB "Sony Spressa CRX100E/X" that has worked flawlessly > with "Retrospect" and "Toast" using both CD-Rs and CD-RWs. As a > matter of fact I've got one CD-RW that I've been using over and over > since September '99 when I got the drive. I've only burnt data onto > CDs so I don't have any first hand experience with MP3s on burnt CDs, > but my father-in-law has had similar experiences when using CD-RWs > with his boom box. > > Even at 18 cents a disc I'd still have a problem throwing them away, > especially since they would contain personal data. I guess I'm just > too frugel in this ever growing disposable society. > > -- > Regards, > > Allen > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > iMac (Rev. B)/160MB RAM/4GB HD/Mac OS 8.6 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guess what, Allen? If you ever plan to make the jump to OS X, you won't be able to use that CD/RW drive. I know, because I have that drive. It works like a charm in OS 9, but is not supported in OS X. Incredible that there's no driver for something that's only three years old, yet was compatible with newer versions of OS 9. Otherwise, you'll have to reboot into OS 9 every time you want to use it! Talk about disposable! I just bought that burner two months ago! Gerry -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
