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- From: darweesh@acsu.buffalo.edu (michael j darweesh)
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- Subject: Re: Wanted--Info:Optical Drives??
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- Date: 13 Aug 92 03:02:12 GMT
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- >As far as I know, no one makes such a drive. I believe that the spin
- >speeds and laser power/properties of CD-ROM and MO drives are very
- >different. Some day, they could be integrated, but probably at great
- >expense. Byt an 3.5" MO and a CD-ROM drive separately; it'll cost
- >less that a 5.25 MO, and the MO will run faster.
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- As far as I know you are wrong. I would however point out that with the
- last year, MacUser did a feature article where they reveiwed several
- 5.25 MO drives. Look for that mag in your library or wherever.
- The 3.5s sound neat, but a 5.25 that can also read CDROM would be my
- choice....
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- -Mike
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