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- From: ishikawa@ds5200.personal-media.co.jp (Chiaki Ishikawa)
- Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
- Subject: Re: PAS16 Multimedia Kit vs PAS16 and NEC CDR-84 CD-ROM kit
- Message-ID: <ISHIKAWA.92Aug12194740@ds5200.personal-media.co.jp>
- Date: 12 Aug 92 10:47:26 GMT
- References: <1992Aug11.084048.6983@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>
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- Reply-To: ishikawa@personal-media.co.jp
- Organization: Personal Media Corp., Tokyo Japan
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- In-reply-to: msimmons@ec.uwa.oz.au's message of 11 Aug 92 08:40:34 GMT
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- :(2) The PAS16 MultiMedia Kit uses a NEC CDR-83J (an OEM version of the CDR-83).
- : To quote PC Magazine March 31 1992 page 46
- : 'NEC's latest two Intersect drives (the CDR-73M & CDR-83M) serve as
- : replacements for similar Intersect models - the CDR-73 and CDR-83. Both
- : also spin the disk at twice the traditional rate, but their firmware
- : lacks the optimization needed to exploit the greater transfer rate
- : fully and to best effect. When we last reviewed the CDR-73, for instance,
- : we praised the drive for its top speed but criticized it for its jerky
- : motion-video performance ("CD-ROM Drives:Finally Up to Speed," October
- : 29, 1991) '
- : I believe the CDR-73M and the CDR-83M have been revamped and relabeled
- : the CDR-74 and CDR-84 respectively.
- : It appears to me that Media Vision bought up discontinued CDR-83 drives
- : cheap to include in their MultiMedia Kit.
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- Is there a possible ROM upgrade for 73J and 83J?
- Does anybody know?
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- Chiaki Ishikawa, Personal Media Corp., MY Bldg, 1-7-7 Hiratsuka,
- Shinagawa, Tokyo 142, JAPAN. FAX:+81-3-5702-0359, Phone:+81-3-5702-0351
- UUNET: ishikawa@personal-media.co.jp
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