650mb capacity magneto-optical drives here yet?

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From: Andrew Pann
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 07:26

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Hello!  I was wondering if anyone has information on the 
currently-vaporware (so it seems) 650 megabyte capacity magneto-optical 
drive?

As I understand it, there are drives that can handle 230mb 3.5" 
cartridges, and then the next level up are the drives that handle 1.3gb 
5.25" cartridges.

230mb is a bit small for what I'd like, and 1.3gb (plus the initial 
cost of the drive itself) is just WAY to expensive for me to even consider.

The funny thing is that I was flipping through the ads in PC Magazine and 
came upon an advertisement by Pinnacle Micro, and they were selling 650mb 
optical media!  That would seem to imply 650mb capable drives out there 
(unless these are for the 5.25" drives for those who don't need the 1.3gb).

Any information would be greatly appreciated!


Andrew


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Andrew Pann                            Washington University in St. Louis
ajp3@cec.wustl.edu                     School of Engineering
Applied Science (Comp Sci)             Class of '98 (with luck!)

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