: hello all. (new year greetings too!) : : i need some urgent advice on what cd-writer / recorder to select to work : under linux. currently running a non-unix os, i have the iso images for : redhat 7.2, which i need to burn onto cds (this task will have to : accomplished with my current os). : i need to purchase a cd-writer *urgently*, however i am a total newbie in : this regard. need help on: : : 1. selection criteria for cd-writers (write-speed, rewrite-speed, read-speed : / buffer memory / ide, scsi?...) : 2. any information on known brands which are good candidates (or even the : worst ones which i could simply avoid) ideally my budget should be *not more : than* rs. 6000/- i am a poor student ;-(( : 3. help on burning redhat iso images onto cd-r's under non-unix os : : pls. note: i am the proud owner of an antique pentium one-166 mhz, 32 mb ram : system. would this be a potential problem to write cd's considering a slow : cpu and low ram? : : want to switch over to linux at the earliest. your help will be greatly : appreciated. : : : warm regards, : vishal. : : ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* : "There are two ways to live your life. : One is as though nothing is a miracle. : The other is as though everything is a miracle." : : ~ Albert Einstein.
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