Eric Smith skrev:
>"Iggy Drougge" <optimus_at_canit.se> wrote:
>> Actually, I think CD-ROM deserves a nomination. It's an optical floppy
>> /without/ any protection from outside forces whatsoever. It's actually
>> quite horrible.
>I find it amazing that someone would have a problem with CD-ROM.
>It's incredibly cheap (since it's a spin-off of a consumer audio format).
So was cassette tape.
>> /without/ any protection from outside forces whatsoever.
>I have no clue what you mean by that, but they built in an absolutely
>*huge* amount of error correction. CDs withstand more abuse than
>any other data storage medium with which I'm familiar.
Leave it on my sandy floor and it will have a nice finish. If the CD were
built like the MD, I'd be very content.
>> It's also a read-only memory.
>You say that as if it was a bad thing.
Of course I do. Unless you're a games manufacturer, you, too should see why.
>> but to write anything to a CD, you have to
>> go through an intricate mastering process.
>Since it was never designed to be writable, you're lucky to be able to
>write it at all. You've got to expect some hassle. You might just as
>well complain that it's harder to write EPROMs than to read them.
True, but EPROMs haven't been emplyed on such a wide scale.
>> At least cassettes usually had a simple user interface.
>You've lost me there. With cassettes you have to worry about which
>side and position to use. They're not generally random access devices.
They certainly aren't, and the sequentiality makes it a bit difficult, but
SAVE and LOAD work the same way, unlike the CD.
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Received on Wed Dec 06 2000 - 15:26:34 GMT