CompuServe Messages

Bob, I am not familiar with Pinnacle-Micro, I know the Philips unit. This is an all sing all dancing machine, but may only be slightly more expensive, and any way, as I understand it the "technology" is in the software, rather than the hardware. The writer should have a large buffer, the bigger the better. This id because the writing process is not the same as writing to a standard FAT type hard disk, and as such if you can send it large chunks of data to be getting on with, it will work more efficiently. The software for the writer is the clever bit. This should allow you to write Photo CD, CD-I (MPEG), as well as your normal files, and as such your writer should support all of these. Photo CD is a very compatible and efficient method of transfering images, and MPEG is better than either Quicktime, or AVI. I realy do think you should consider PCMCIA type III. This is not only available on lap-top and note-book, but also for desk-top PCs. Every new note-book, or lap-top has a PCMCIA slot, and a number of the larger PC manufacturers are also including them. Don't forget that PCMCIA is the interface for "Plug 'n' Play". The range of PCMCIA devies is quite increadable; I think there is even a high definition camera. The hard disks, and Flash ram are good way of transfering and storing data: they're so small. Check it out. Rich