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Article #347Re: PAS16 Multimedia Kit vs PAS16 and NEC CDR-84 CD-ROM kit
From: Chiaki Ishikawa
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 10:47
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 10:47
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:(2) The PAS16 MultiMedia Kit uses a NEC CDR-83J (an OEM version of the CDR-83).
: To quote PC Magazine March 31 1992 page 46
: 'NEC's latest two Intersect drives (the CDR-73M & CDR-83M) serve as
: replacements for similar Intersect models - the CDR-73 and CDR-83. Both
: also spin the disk at twice the traditional rate, but their firmware
: lacks the optimization needed to exploit the greater transfer rate
: fully and to best effect. When we last reviewed the CDR-73, for instance,
: we praised the drive for its top speed but criticized it for its jerky
: motion-video performance ("CD-ROM Drives:Finally Up to Speed," October
: 29, 1991) '
: I believe the CDR-73M and the CDR-83M have been revamped and relabeled
: the CDR-74 and CDR-84 respectively.
: It appears to me that Media Vision bought up discontinued CDR-83 drives
: cheap to include in their MultiMedia Kit.
Is there a possible ROM upgrade for 73J and 83J?
Does anybody know?
--
Chiaki Ishikawa, Personal Media Corp., MY Bldg, 1-7-7 Hiratsuka,
Shinagawa, Tokyo 142, JAPAN. FAX:+81-3-5702-0359, Phone:+81-3-5702-0351
UUNET: ishikawa@personal-media.co.jp
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!sh.wide!wnoc-tyo-news!sranha!anprda!pmcgw!ds5200.personal-media.co.jp From: ishikawa@ds5200.personal-media.co.jp (Chiaki Ishikawa) Newsgroups: comp.multimedia Subject: Re: PAS16 Multimedia Kit vs PAS16 and NEC CDR-84 CD-ROM kit Message-ID: <ISHIKAWA.92Aug12194740@ds5200.personal-media.co.jp> Date: 12 Aug 92 10:47:26 GMT References: <1992Aug11.084048.6983@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> Sender: news@pmcgw.personal-media.co.jp Reply-To: ishikawa@personal-media.co.jp Organization: Personal Media Corp., Tokyo Japan Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: ds5200 In-reply-to: msimmons@ec.uwa.oz.au's message of 11 Aug 92 08:40:34 GMT