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Can anyone present a cogent theory as to why they elected to go with a
CD disk over standard magnetic media.  It would seem to me, for
example, that using a Wren IV or any of a number of other drives would
almost undoubtedly be considerably cheaper than the laser drive,
though I grant that it would introduce the need for backup and
distribution media.

What benefit to the laser drive, then?

Also, consider the following problem:  MicroSoft (strictly
hypothetical) decides they want to distribute MS Word to me.  What
media does it come on? How expensive is the media? How can I be sure
that the files I need on my original disk are accessable from the MS
disk.  Alternatively, how do I copy MS Word onto my drive?

Jon