>--- "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Not undoable. I have a SCSI Burner from a PC that no >> driver on earth will >> run, in Macland, except Toast. The icon won't mount >> on the desktop, but I >> burned a complete set of backup CD's of this PPC >> 240Mhz. 6100's 3 GIG HD in minutes. > >I've always wondered why companies that make SCSI >CD-R/RW drives absolutely refuse to produce system >level drivers for them? "Here's the drive. It's up >to the companies that make CD burning apps to >provide software support. Don't even try to talk >to us, filthy end-users!" I suppose they were >targeting >the audio mastering and later the software mastering >market where companies would build a dedicated bit >of hardware with the drive and custom software. > >We personal computer users adopting the technology >were an annoying and unprofitable segment of the >market, but if we really wanted to be ripped off >paying $1,000 for a drive they'd very grudgingly >sell them into our eager little hands. Of course then >we had to pay even more to some company for some >software on fragile, copy protected, floppy disks >that was buggy and would produce coaster after >coaster if you didn't have a "just perfect" system >soley dedicated to using the burner. Quite painful >when discs cost more than what a blank DVD-R does >today! > >That an older computer like a IIci or 486 PC can >burn CD-R _today_ better than it could in the early >days of CD-R is due mainly to optimazation of the >software. I remember the articles in the magazines >as the technology progressed. They'd usually drag >out a system that they'd tried with the previous >version of the software and it'd most often perform >a heck of a lot better. (Of course a current box would >work even better.) > >We've come a long way, baby! ;) > >===== >http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage >http://sports.yahoo.com/ > >-- >Vintage Macs 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> > >Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> >The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> >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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
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