]) (09/12/90)
So, as I think about archives and backups and the cost-per-megabyte of
storage media and speed of access and reliability of media, the thought
comes to me that a R/W CD drive as a SCSI device would be wonderful.
Unless I'm totally out of it (again! :-) , the NeXT uses such a drive
as its primary storage medium, though perhaps not as an internal SCSI
device, but with some other interface.
Anybody heard any rumors along these lines? I'd sure leap at it unless
the base unit was fiercely expensive.
...Kris
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[necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Amdahl Corp. ]paul@taniwha.UUCP (Paul Campbell) (09/12/90)
In article <bddn02bzc7Uc01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> krs@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Kris Stephens [Hail Eris!]) writes: >So, as I think about archives and backups and the cost-per-megabyte of >storage media and speed of access and reliability of media, the thought >comes to me that a R/W CD drive as a SCSI device would be wonderful. >Unless I'm totally out of it (again! :-) , the NeXT uses such a drive >as its primary storage medium, though perhaps not as an internal SCSI >device, but with some other interface. > >Anybody heard any rumors along these lines? I'd sure leap at it unless >the base unit was fiercely expensive. Sure lots of people are selling such devices, I have one on my desk. They don't read/write actual CDs (neither does the NeXT) they are normally called 'read-write magneto-optical'. As a rule they have slower seek times than 'traditional' hard drives and are 'fiercely expensive'. Media is a double sided cartridge with 256Mb-1Gb per side. I work for SuperMac which sells a RW optical called 'LaserFrame'. Paul Campbell -- Paul Campbell UUCP: ..!mtxinu!taniwha!paul AppleLink: CAMPBELL.P What most people don't realize is that those plastic cover slips that your 3 inch floppies come in are actually condoms for protecting your computer from harmfull computer viruses - practice safe computing ..... :-)
blood@aludra.usc.edu (Brian Blood) (09/23/90)
From blood Sun Sep 23 04:11:47 1990 To: /home/chaph9/blood/.article I think the best thing I have seen is the Pinnacle Micro 3.5" 128 MB Optical drive. Claimed access time of 28 ms from a 3.5" platter. That is cool. Base unit is @$3000 and extra disks are 128 $128. A dollar a MB that's prety good. .s