zabot@cesare.dec.com.UUCP (02/12/87)
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Subject: Re: Info on OPTICAL DISCS for Unix Vaxen sought
There is a cheap WORM available 200MB/400MB. They have developped interfaces
for PC compatible and for SCSI. For more information call
Megastore Ltd, { 44 } (322) 339922 - Price 5000# ( Eng. pounds) -
Discount for oem 25%
Cartridges 200#/each.
DEC has a CD-ROM player. Inquiry at any DEC office. ( It's a standard product)
I've also attached a recent article. Hope this help.
marco
Philips, Control Data to market half-height CDROM drive
The folks at Laser Magnetic Storage International Co. (LMS), a
new joint marketing venture between N.V. Philips and CDC, are
bringing to market two half-height versions, both compatible
with Philips' CM100 line. The CM201 uses the same interface to
connect to the PC bus. However, the new pared downed controller
occupies a half slot. OEM pricing for the CM201 production
models will be about $320, says Robert Moes, LMS VP of CDROM
marketing operations in NY. The other LMS drive, the CM210,
uses the SCSI, and will be priced at $440 in OEM quantities. A
new CM153 half-card controller will cost about $70.
Both LMS drives have a formatted capacity of 600MB. By comparison,
most Japanese CDROM drives are 540MB. The average access time is
500 msec. that's about where most CDROM drive manufacturers
stand, give or take 100 msecs, industry observers note. The
major difference between the two LMS drives is in data-transfer
rates. The SCSI version operates at 500KB/sec. the proprietary
LMS interface controller card handles 176.4KB/sec.
{Mini-Micro Systems December 1986}