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ok, here it goes again, dont take this the wrong way, but about once a month
a different web site talks about having a breakthrough new product that is
1/10 the size of normal cd's and can handle about 2 gig's plus (or this case
500 meg or so) anyway how many have we actually seen manifested, ls 120,
iomega zip, iomega click. i hate to say it but i just dont believe any of
these things any more.
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Conquest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 12:10 AM
Subject: MD: Dataplay (small 500MB *multipurpose* discs) vs. MD
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just checked out the Dataplay web page (www.dataplay.com). They are
> pushing a new write-once, US $5.00-10.00 disc that looks like a 2/3
> size MD (to be available early 2001). They say it'll be used in
> cameras, mp3 players, computers, game devices, phones, etc.
>
> It looks great, but I have a basic question: Why hasn't this been done
> already with MD's? There is a high-capacity version, right? Is the
> write speed to slow?
>
> And why did SONY make their new Mavica use an entirely new 3-inch CD-R?
> The capacity is approximately the same as a standard MD -- and the CD-R
> is even a little larger, I think. The write speed can't be faster than
> an MD (both generally go up to 4X (600kpbs). What's the advantage of
> the CD-R? MD's are re-writable so many times, and can be made
> un-eraseable simply by moving the write-protect tab.
>
> I really hope to see these portable storage options expand from the
> current very expensive flash memory, but I'm left wondering about
> MD-sized MO discs.
>
> Greg
>
> (sent from yahoo mail Sunday 2:10 pm JST; Sun 12:10 am CST; Sun 5:
> GMT (for tracking time to post))
>
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