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Re: 1Gb+ Optical Drives - What do you Recommend?

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From: David Dillard
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 14:00
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kenny@panix.com (Kenneth Crudup) wrote:
>In article <43hd9p$sve@eis.wfunet.wfu.edu>,
>ahn@indigo2.medeng.wfu.edu (Dave Ahn) says:
>
>>I have a Fuji OEM'ed IBM MO drive ....
>
>Which IBM drive is it?
>
>I have an 0632 ACA 1.3GB RW unit, and I like it, but writes sure seem slow ....

Is this a full height or half height drive.  IBM was selling a full height drive 
that was slower than molasses (part of the reason being that by default the drive 
always did verifies when writing).  The newer half height drive is much faster.

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From: David Dillard <david@microdes.com>
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Subject: Re: 1Gb+ Optical Drives - What do you Recommend?
Date: 25 Sep 1995 14:00:44 GMT
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