[comp.publish.cdrom] CD-Recordable FAQ -- pointer

[Andy McFadden]

This is not the CD-Recordable Frequently Asked Questions posting, but
rather a pointer to it. I'm posting this because there may be propagation
problems with the FAQ (it's rather large for a Usenet posting), and some
sites have automatic filters that think it's spam. This is also going
out to newsgroups that don't normally see the FAQ.

The FAQ is posted approximately once a month to the comp.publish.cdrom.*
newsgroups, news.answers, and comp.answers. It is an "official" Usenet
FAQ, and can be obtained wherever finer FAQs are found. Reading the FAQ
before posting a question to the newsgroups is recommended.

The canonical HTML version of this FAQ is available from:
http://www.cdrfaq.org/

A more generic text-to-HTML conversion is here:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part1/preamble.html

The text version, archived from the four-part Usenet posting, is here:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/comp.publish.cdrom.hardware/

Some translations are available (may be somewhat out of date):
Hungarian: http://delfin.klte.hu/~nagysz/cdrgyik/
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Russian: http://members.tripod.com/greatkorzhik/cdrfaq.htm
Italian: http://web.tiscali.it/marzonaontheweb/faq/faq.html
Spanish: http://cdrfaq.webcindario.com/CDRfaq.htm

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send faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part1
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send faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part3
send faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part4

Put the "send" lines in the body of the message, one per line. The subject
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[joe]

>On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 23:06:26 GMT, Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com> wrote:This is not the CD-Recordable Frequently Asked Questions posting, butrather a pointer to it. I'm posting this because there may be propagationproblems with the FAQ (it's rather large for a Usenet posting), and somesites have automatic filters that think it's spam. This is also goingout to newsgroups that don't normally see the FAQ.The FAQ is posted approximately once a month to the comp.publish.cdrom.*newsgroups, news.answers, and comp.answers. It is an "official" UsenetFAQ, and can be obtained wherever finer FAQs are found. Reading the FAQbefore posting a question to the newsgroups is recommended.The canonical HTML version of this FAQ is available from: http://www.cdrfaq.org/A more generic text-to-HTML conversion is here: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part1/preamble.htmlThe text version, archived from the four-part Usenet posting, is here: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/comp.publish.cdrom.hardware/Some translations are available (may be somewhat out of date): Hungarian: http://delfin.klte.hu/~nagysz/cdrgyik/ French: http://www.lagravuredecd.com/ Russian: http://members.tripod.com/greatkorzhik/cdrfaq.htm Italian: http://web.tiscali.it/marzonaontheweb/faq/faq.html Spanish: http://cdrfaq.webcindario.com/CDRfaq.htmIf you don't have web access, you can request a plain text copy of the FAQby e-mail like this: To: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu Subject: foo send faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part1 send faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part2 send faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part3 send faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part4Put the "send" lines in the body of the message, one per line. The subjectline doesn't matter.
Andy,

Are you going to be adding anything to your faq about high speed and
ultra speed?

Joe

[Guest]

Joe wrote:
16x-24x Ultra Speed: These discs will only work in cd-rewriter drivesthat are "Ultra Speed" compatible. The drives must display the "Ultra Speed" logo onthe front. These discs cannot be written to in drives that have a maximum CD-RWwrite speed of 12x or lower.Joe

Hi,

How important is that logo? My Samsung CD-RW/DVD (OEM from Dell) is
48X/24X/48X, but doesn't have the Ultra Speed logo. I was able to burn a Ultra
Speed (16x-24x) RW.

Kami



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[Mike Richter]

furpods@stststmindspring.com wrote: Joe wrote:16x-24x Ultra Speed: These discs will only work in cd-rewriter drivesthat are "Ultra Speed" compatible. The drives must display the "Ultra Speed" logo onthe front. These discs cannot be written to in drives that have a maximum CD-RWwrite speed of 12x or lower.Joe Hi, How important is that logo? My Samsung CD-RW/DVD (OEM from Dell) is 48X/24X/48X, but doesn't have the Ultra Speed logo. I was able to burn a Ultra Speed (16x-24x) RW.

Erasable media are forgetful and unreliable at best. Using the wrong
class of medium will produce higher error rates and even lower retention
and readability.

Mike
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[smh]

.. --------------------------------------
Mike Richter, were you born with
"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
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Mike Richter (Lying Scum) wrote: How important is that logo? My Samsung CD-RW/DVD (OEM from Dell) is 48X/24X/48X, but doesn't have the Ultra Speed logo. I was able to burn a Ultra Speed (16x-24x) RW. Erasable media are forgetful and unreliable at best. Using the wrong class of medium will produce higher error rates and even lower retention and readability.

No kidding!

But the supposedly flaky, fragile, forgetful, unreliable cd-rw media was
good enough for BACKUP, of all things, even when combined with
supposedly flaky, fragile, faulty, unreliable packet "format", according
to none other than the Hit&Run Mikey:

=====================
From: Mike Richter (Acraptec Shill)
Subject: A note on Take Two
Date: 9/1/99

You may back up ...to a DCD-formatted erasable.
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[smh]

.. --------------------------------------
Mike Richter, were you born with
"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
--------------------------------------
Mike Richter (Lying Scum) wrote: Erasable media are forgetful and unreliable at best. No kidding! But the supposedly flaky, fragile, forgetful, unreliable cd-rw media was good enough for BACKUP, of all things, even when combined with supposedly flaky, fragile, faulty, unreliable packet "format", according to none other than the Hit&Run Mikey: ===================== From: Mike Richter (Acraptec Shill) Subject: A note on Take Two Date: 9/1/99 You may back up ...to a DCD-formatted erasable. =====================

But then again:

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Mike Richter & "Lethal for archiving"
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( The following applies only to )
( DirectCD and Drag-to-Disc )

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From: Mike Richter (cRoxio Shill)
Subject: Re: File Integrity Errors - DirectCD Bug?
Date: 10/15/01

Combining the flaky UDF fixed-length packets with
the tendency of erasables (particularly HS) to forget
is LETHAL for archiving.
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Wonder why there aren't big warnings in DirectCD and Drag-to-Disc!