#Mac qustions
Paul, you are right, most modern macs can read PC CD-ROMs.
BTW, have you read about the new Nomai MCD? I think that most people looking
for external removable storage, except those searching for CD pre-mastering,
should take a SERIOUS look to this under-$600 technology. IMHO, this is going
to become the standard in external online storage (bye, bye, SyQuest) if it
lives to the promises. Here are the news. I think you may find this interesting
for future reference:
Nomai MCD
Nomai (best known for delivering 5.25" cartridges for SyQuest drives), in
cooperation with partner IBM and others, has come out with a new kind of
storage device called the MCD. Depending on the mechanism, an MCD stores either
540 or 680 MB of data on a single 3.5" cartridge. To achieve such high
capacity, the MCD employs technologies new to removable-media systems: PRML
(partial response maximum likelihood) data channels, which provide more
reliable writes, and MR (magneto-resistive) heads (680 model), which allows for
greater data density. A laser servo aligns the heads by tracking a reflective
strip embedded in the media, so more data tracks can be packed on each disk.
These high-capacity technologies, combined with data transfer rates as high as
8.5MB per second mean that you can store digital video and play it back from
removable media. Available for less than $600 in the second quarter of 1995,
$70 per cartridge. 750MB and 1.2GB 3.5" models expected in 1996.
(Source: MacUser, March 1995)
Are these good news or what? 🙂
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