This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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That's fascinating. I only have Japanese caddies, thankfully, because I do a lot of switching. Hmmmm, does this mean we're ceding the ccaddy market to the Japanese too? Bob
Darn it, Lindley, I forgot to give you Softec's number. It's 1-800-779- 1991 Hope Europe was nice, Bob
Lindley, Here's some information. Megamedia advertises a 3401b with a trantor t-130b controller, a caddy, SCSI cable and San Diego Zoo, the Animals for $479. It's a good price, because the Trantor card usually costs $79. This means the Tosh costs about $400. The same company advertises a 3401B with…
As they say in the movie, if you build a cheap caddy, they will come… Bob
Bill, Glad to help. And now you've got me looking at a caddie's backside! That'll get you arrested on a golf course, won't it? Bob
Yeah, I stay up late, get up early and it's about the only way I can get everything done. Sigh…. Anyhow, the installation of the PAS16 and the Tosh should be a breeze. Almost certainly it'll be easier than daisy chaining a Tosh with a hard disk and floppies. I…
A DEC MTE? I've got one landing on my desk later this week! I hope… DEC is famous for missing deadlines on shipping. Anyhow, it's a great machine, II just took delivery on 200 of them at the office and the jerks didn't ship the one for home… Sigh. I…
John, CD-ROM Today is a magazine. A nice one at that, although I think all the CD-ROM magazines are a little soft in their reviews. They're so busy pitching the technology they forget we, the readers, count on a little serious criticism. My little tirade over, I can still say…
As far as I know caddies are pretty much the same. I can't tell the difference (in terms of plastix quality and construction) between the $4.75 caddies I have and the $12. I suspect caddie prices are still high because of the bad old days when CD-ROM drives cost $1000…
umping in… There's an outfit in Tucson Arizona that sells caddies for $4.75. It's called Softec Plus. Phone #800- 779-1991. You can find their ad, a small one, in computer shopper. I have purchased caddies from them (they're local to me) and the quality is good, the people are nice.…
Roger, Glad to be of service. Per the Texel vs. Toshiba question, I agree the difference in performance is less than 10 percent at the speeds these guys are operating at. And since we're talking about milliseconds here the 10 percent ain't much. I haven't used the Texel so I…
I called Toshiba in Irvine CA about this (714-583-3000) they tell me the XM-3401TA and XM-3401B are the same drive. It's the 3401 designation tthat matters most. The extensions, per the tech I spoke to, has to do with how the drives are shipped. The 3401b drives are single pack…
#Mitsumi v Phillips
Message #52141
Actually, the 3401 uses a caddy. That's fine by me because I found a cheap source of caddies ($4.50) and I like the convenience so just slapping the thing in there. Per the stats on the 3401b, 200ms access, 330k transfer, SCSI 2 port, multisession and XA compatible, audio features…
#Mitsumi v Phillips
Message #52029
Roger, Jumping in…. You realize you can get the Toshiba 3401b with a PAS 16 card for $599 from a couple of outfits, don't you? Slightly better performance than the Texel. One of the mail order deals I'm award of includes some software titles, speakers, et.al. If you want more…
Bingo! I'm thinking of making the move to OS/2 and worried about being able to have drivers and whatnot. Also I live in Arizona and dust is a really big problem down here. I figured the little extra protection the Toshiba afforded might be worth it. Assuming, that is, that…
Martin, Yes, I purchased the Panasonic and I liked the speed of the drive very much. However, because of arcane details and a bit of miscommunication, it wasn't exactly the drive that I thought I wwas buying. So, thank heavens, the vendors were kind enough to exchange it for credit…
dbl speed, great deal!
Message #50796
After all the nice folks on this forum gave me advice about CDROMs I'm delighted to return the favor with a tip to a new product at a good price. There's an outfit in San Francisco called MPS Multimedia Inc. that's currently selling a double speed Panasonic drive for $299…
Craig, Actually, I did order a CDROM this week. A Panasonic, as luck would have it. it's a double speed for a very good price, $299 w/ interface. I've posted a message elsewhere on the board with the particulars in case anyone else is interested Bob
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#Mitsumi vs. Panasonic
Message #50581
Thank. With the input from people on this forum and from looking at the various systems, I find myself pretty well sold on the Mitsumi. The only thing that's holding me back is the news that panasonic is coming out with an ultracheap model of double speed drive. best, Bob
Thanks for the info. t's more or less what I expected. Seems that the software vendors would be smart to ensure their software would work with any, all or no sound cards. BTW, how do you like the PAS 16? Best, Bob
#Mitsumi vs. Panasonic
Message #49975
Hi, Another person getting ready to make the plunge into CD-ROM. I'm looking at a number of the lower priced systems. Can't quite afford those double speed wonders… Specifically, I've seen a bit of press on Panasonic drives. While I've bad experiences with Panasonic in other areas of electronics, I…