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Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2001 05:16:43 PDT
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: CD record drive ?

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Steve Carter wrote:
>
> A big buffer 4MB or 8MB is . . . definitely better.
> BurnProof is a technology for re-starting a write
> after a buffer underrun. It leaves a small gap
> on the CD, but apparently all is OK otherwise.

Thanks, I'll check specs on the drives.

> I've had good luck with inexpensive media . . .
> Both media and writer must be capable of writing at speed.

I was checking media prices yesterday and they're all over the place. I
found prices ranging from 10 cents per CD to 50 cents per CD.

> >Do I need any _new_ drivers for a SCSI CD recording
>
> RSJ comes with its own driver which is,
> by default, set up so the CD writer is
> not ordinarily useable as CD-ROM reader.
> You can change this if you choose.
> They expect you to use a CD-ROM
> reader for ordinary reading.

Thanks for this info.

Why does the RSJ default restrict the CD writer so it won't read? Is
there a technical problem when it does both which they want you to
avoid? Is it an easy change to go from Write-Only to Read-Write?

Thanks, Steve.

- Peter

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