On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 21:20:16 -0500, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This is not specifically a Debian question, or even, really, a Linux >question, but I don't know where else to ask. > >Why do CD-RWs have such ungodly system requirements? > >I was just looking at a CD-RW (24/10/40) that actually specified Linux >compatability (Slackware, but a Linux driver is a Linux driver, I would >guess). The box says that it requires a PII 350 MHz (500 MHz >recommended for writing) and 64 MB of disk space (128 MB recommended for >writing). > >My P 166 MHz desktop reads and writes to my IDE hard drive at >considerably faster speeds, why can't it read and write to an IDE >CD-RW? Is that kind of memory and processor speed REALLY required to >run these things, and, if so, why? Tee hee... See [OT] CD-R Requirements: Conspiracy (from a few days ago) for the hardware reasons (CD-R manufacturers can't be arsed to write proper firmware). There is a software reason too... most people burn CDs in Windoze. Nuff said. Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
