Re: [DNG] I hope one *can* use a CDROM?

Am Freitag, 6. April 2018 schrieb Didier Kryn: >     SD cards (not even speaking of micro-SD) have a higher density and > can be put in readonly mode. They are certainly more expensive, but > re-usable. How do you effectively do so? That little "switch" you find on some cards is a hint for

[DNG] Read-only mass storage media (was: I hope one *can* use a CDROM?)

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 08:42:14 +0200 "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" wrote: > Am Freitag, 6. April 2018 schrieb Didier Kryn: > >     SD cards (not even speaking of micro-SD) have a higher density > > and can be put in readonly mode. They are certainly more expensive, > > but re-usable. >

Re: [DNG] I hope one *can* use a CDROM?

Le 06/04/2018 à 03:33, Steve Litt a écrit : Spinning optical media has s many advantages: * Easy to label. * Easy and dense to store. * Read only: No urge to cannibalize backups. * Cheap as hell. * Lasts decades if kept in a box in air conditioned room. * Boots more reliably than thumb