On Saturday, April 5, 2003, at 01:53 PM, Alan Kim wrote: > > These days I don't notice any CD-R drive - they seem to be all RW and > RW > discs are far less expensive. > As far as I know, they no longer make CD-R only drives, the whole industry moved to CD-R/RW.
> Not sure how many folks are using RW on a regular basis. > RW has it's place, I use them to backup my MP3 collection, or to just transfer a few files to another machine. It's nice not having to waste a whole CD-R for a one time use. > As of last time I used the RW, the discs have to completely reformatted > before it can be RW'd. > I don't recall if RWs can be multi-sessioned. CD-RW can be recorded as a multi-session disc. Due to software limitations, you still need to format the whole CD-RW in order to change a few files, PCs can do this though (it referred to as packet data). I wish I knew how to make my Mac do that, because being able to use a CD-RW that way would let me get rid of my Zip drive. -Rob -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
