At Wed, 18 Aug 1999 08:40:59 -0700 (PDT),
Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> :For backup, I bought DVD-RAM drive for $400.
> :5.2GB(double side) media is around $35, you can use them as 2.3GB x 2
> :disks.
> :
> :Enabling raw-write in scsi_cd.c, you can newfs/mount DVD-RAM as UFS.
> :Write speed is around 500KB/s, and read speed is around 1.4MB/s.
> :
> :--
> :/\ Hidetoshi Shimokawa
>
> Isn't that the drive with the enclosed DVD disk -- kinda like a permanent
> caddy? I've avoided the DVD-RAM drives because of that and because the
Type I(double side) is with a permanent caddy, but TypeII(single side)
can be pulled out from the enclosure and supposed to be read by
DVD-ROM drives.
> standard is still going through major changes. I expect those drives
> to become obsolete very quickly once the technology settles down. But in
> a year or two when the DVD-writers come down in price I'll probably
> start using them.
Right. Another standard is already proposed, but as for backup device,
it's not so much problem.
> -Matt
> Matthew Dillon
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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