PAAAAAR%CALSTATE.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (05/02/88)
The logical place for optical disk technology is to use it in place of Magnetic tapes (1) for distribution. A CD-ROM is smaller, lighter, offline printable, stores a vast amount of data, and is very hard for the Postal Services to erase or damage. (2)Write-Once-Read-Mostly Optical technology is an excelent replacement for archival magnetic tape - about the speed I believe but better volume and much harder to erase or accidently overwrite. I even think that someone has a plug compatable Mag Tape replacement Dick Botting (doc-dick) paaaaar@calstate.bitnet PAAAAAR%CALSTATE.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Comp Sci, CSUSB, 5500 State Univ Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407