djm@nmtvax.UUCP (12/31/85)
I've been noticing ads in Dr. Dobb's Journal from Optotech, Inc. for an
optical disk drive. To quote the ad :
Optical Disk Drive 5984
* 200 megabytes on a removable cartridge
* Fast access read and _write_
* For PCs and minis
* Extensive interface software
* Available Now
Does anyone know anything about this puppy? Specifically, is it actually
using CD-type medium, does it really work, how fast is fast, etc.?
Thanx.
Dieter Muller
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Choose a disclaimer, any disclaimer. Now hold it so I can't see it....hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) (01/02/86)
In article <922@nmtvax.UUCP> djm@nmtvax.UUCP (The Demented Teddy Bear) writes: >I've been noticing ads in Dr. Dobb's Journal from Optotech, Inc. for an >optical disk drive. To quote the ad : > > Optical Disk Drive 5984 > * 200 megabytes on a removable cartridge > * Fast access read and _write_ > * For PCs and minis > * Extensive interface software > * Available Now > >Does anyone know anything about this puppy? Specifically, is it actually >using CD-type medium, does it really work, how fast is fast, etc.? > Dieter Muller In the same light, does anybody have any info on the Shugart SA500(0?) From what I understand, it uses $20 CD-sized blanks and sells for around 5k or so. NASA/Goddard is rumored to have received one two or three months ago. thanks in advance, -dave -- David Hsu Communication & Signal Processing Lab, EE Department <disclaimer> University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 hsu@eneevax.umd.edu {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu CF522@UMDD.BITNET And then there were none.