On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Stephen Carpenter wrote: > They make permanant pits iinto the disk and can not be erased (well ok... > they can be erased...just dip them in some acetone... but they can not > be erased AND re-used)
After looking around on the net, I think that is right. > The re-writeable are differnt...they burn (make pits) just like the WORM > but they are more complex...the drive has a special mode where it heats them > much much more and erases teh pits, so that they can be burned > again. hmmm... I think rewritable discs are magnetic and they can only be read on other CD-RW drives or DVD drives. > BTW they seem very suceptible to IO bandwidth.. a few things: > 1) never burn files that are not stored on a local drive > 2) put the writer on its own IDE controller, it should not share > a controller with another drive that is being used > 3) SCSI is better than IDE :) If the drive has a 1MB or 2MB buffer and is only writing at 2X or 4X, why does it matter how fast the interface is? Most drives are 2X, which is something like 300KB/s.. My motherboard supports up to 20MB/s on both of its IDE channels. So even if the drive is on a shared channel, it'll still be able to continously write at 300KB/s, right? > as for what drive to get....im not sure whats supported right > now...there is a HOWTO somewhere.... ahh.. there is a HOWTO. Good. It lists many different brands and is very helpful. Thanks -Paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
