jeff@novavax.UUCP (05/16/87)
Recently I noticed some discussion about connecting optical disks to
the Amiga (specifically IBM's new drives). I just thought that I would
pass the following piece of information along. It's from a recent issue
of PC Week:
[paraphrased by me]
The wait for an erasable optical disk drive may be over in October.
Sony plans to start shipment of sample quantities of their magneto
optical disk drive system.
The 5 1/4 inch drive will store 325 Mbytes per side of a removable
cartridge. The company plans full production in the spring of 1988.
The new drive is primarily geared towards OEM markets, but Sony will
also court end users.
Pricing has not been set, but users can plan to spend roughly $6,600
per drive. Removable cartridges will cost ~$200 each.
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In article <342@novavax.UUCP>, jeff@novavax.UUCP (Jeff Bailey) writes: > > Recently I noticed some discussion about connecting optical disks to > the Amiga (specifically IBM's new drives). I just thought that I would > pass the following piece of information along. It's from a recent issue > of PC Week: > ... Jeff goes on to tell of Sony's 350M drive for over $6K. That's a little expensive, isn't it? I read in early '86 that Verbatim had a prototype 3.5" erasable optical drive that held 40M, and they expected it to be up to 100M by its planned late '87 release. The drive was supposed to cost $600-$1000 and disks $30 (I think I read this in EE Times). But then 9 months later I read that the release had slid to early '88. I've heard the erasable optical drives are slow but don't have any numbers. Anyone know what the ballpark average access times are? Dave Bakken Boeing Commercial Airplane Company uw-beaver!ssc-vax!shuksan!tahoma!bakken (206) 237-5890 My views are my own, not my employer's. Don't let them deter you from buying the 747 you've been saving hard for.