On 13-08-2000 21:23, Taky Cheung wrote:
>>> 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
>>
> The Sony camera comes with an adapter to hold the 3" CDR to be used in slot-in
> type cd-rom.
>
Don't know about any other slot-loading CD-ROM drives, but the ones in iMacs
can accept 3" CD's without any sort of adapter.
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Joost van de Griek
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