At 07:24 PM 3/14/97 -0500, <ClaudeC81@aol.com> wrote: >Optical IS dead, too expensive any way you slice it, and far to slow. Why >compromise the speed you paid for when you bought your computer with a >lethargic drive? Claude Optical is NOT dead. If you have a need to do long-term storage, it's one of the few storage technologies available that's proven its reliability in the field (NASA's JPL for instance is using CDR to store probe images). Optical however, is not the best-suited technology for short-term or immediate storage needs. Hardware such as ZIPs and EZ-Flyers have the budgetary edge. - ivan ====================================================================== Ivan T. Shaw | Tel: (514) 398-3002 Montreal Neurological Institute | FAX: (514) 398-8540 3801 University | e-mail: ishaw@po-box.mcgill.ca Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H3A 2B4 | http://132.206.201.7/ivan/ivan.htm ======================================================================
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