Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > DVD-RAM records to a similar disk format to DVD, but the disks are not > readable in DVD drives, only other DVD-RAM drives. This was the very > first recordable DVD format, and used mainly for backups and suchlike. > Apple shipped these in some systems.
One big bonus with the DVD-RAM is that it acts like a hard drive: I've got one in a Yellowdog Linux box, and I just format the disk (with the standard Linux ext2 file system), mount it, and write to it, read from it, erase things-- whatever. I don't have to generate an image and then burn it, like I do my cd-rw (and I'm pretty sure the other writeable DVD formats). I wish that more people used these-- I think the format is dying out. -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
