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|>From: rjwalsh@maths.tcd.ie (Robert Walsh)
|>Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,alt.cd-rom,bit.listserv.cdromlan
|>Subject: Getting CD-ROM's pressed?
|>Summary: Where can I get CDROM's pressed?
|>Keywords: cdrom, custom pressing
|>Message-ID: <1992Jul14.143834.12742@maths.tcd.ie>
|>Date: Tue, 14 Jul 92 10:38:34 GMT+5:00
|>Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
|>
|>I'm working on a project in RTE in Ireland, and I need to store quite a lot of
|>information concerning TAM ratings going back for the last 30 years (a LOT of
|>info...). One of the ideas I'm considering is getting CDROM's custom pressed
|>for me, but I'm not all that sure where I can get this done.
|>
|>Does anyone out there know of any companies, preferebly in Ireland, England or
|>Europe, but the States will do too, that will do this for me? Is it expensive?
|>Do I need to specify the EXACT format of the data on the disks (i.e.
|>interleaving, those little bits that stop the laser from being swamped, etc. -
|>an exact map of the disk in other words) or can I just give them files and ask
|>them to put these on it (the prefered option).

Digital Equipment's software manufacturing (media replication, packaging, etc)
and distribution for all of Europe is done in Galway, Ireland and they can
handle custom pressing of CDs for you.  They can also handle the mastering
of at least Ultrix and VMS CDROMs and probably other formats as well.

From the description of what you are trying to do, it sounds like you are
looking for a low volume process.  I'm not sure about the prices, but I 
know that it is cheap enough to make it financially attractive for something
as trivial as having a CDROM pressed to so that a disk drive supporting a
read-only archive can be retired to save the maintenance costs.  I think
I've heard prices in the $300-400 range for this process, but that may be
way off.

If you are interested in volume runs, the prices drop to around $5 per disk
for moderate volumes and $1.50 or so for high volumes.

I don't have a contact handy, but I'll dig one up for you and send it on.
If you want to just call the main switchboard and see if they can direct
you, the number is 091 57651.  Perhaps if you're quick enough, you can
even arrange to hand deliver the data during Galway Race Week (purely to
make sure that the tape arrives safely of course :-).