The Sony camera comes with an adapter to hold the 3" CDR to be used in
slot-in type cd-rom.
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Subject: Re: MD: Mavica CD-R
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> > 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.
>
> Are you forgetting that *EVERYONE* has a CD player? ALL cd drives (except
for
> slot loading ones, which are mosly used in cars) will accept the 3" CD.
> originally, when the CD format was created, there were standards for 2
> different types of CDs - the current, 5" ones, and 3" ones. if you'll open
> your computers CD-ROM drive, youll see that there is an indentation on the
> tray, for reading of the smaller CDs
> eli
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