On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 13:45, Clark Martin wrote: > At 9:13 PM -0500 7/22/04, Howard R. Katz wrote: > >I'm here at Kfest and the question came up: was there a CD-ROM option for > >the 5300/190 that can be swapped for the disk drive module? > > No but there almost was. The space is too small for a conventional > CD-ROM drive. Apple was promoting the idea of a mini-CD drive in the > industry but found no interest. I guess they didn't want to go it > alone. It would have been difficult if they had. I doubt too many > people would have published software or music on the smaller CDs. And > when slot loaders came along it would have been a real mess.
FWIW, if you want to actually see one, check out the move ID4. Near the beginning is a scene where Jeff Goldblum is in the car on his way to the White House. He pulls out his PowerBook XXXX (prototype 5300) and pops a mini CD into the drive. I'm curious... would this have been a regular CD-single size disk? If so, I would imagine that it would have been fairly useful. I guess the problem would be getting SW publishers to commit to the smaller format. > There are floppy drives, ZIP drives and the weight saving device > (empty box with room for PC Cards) that fit there. I think someone > produced an AC power supply that fit there but I might be thinking of > a different model. VST, I think. -- John Ruschmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
