From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ns.pcdesk.net ([65.100.173.137] helo=pcdesk.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CMT5p-0006Tx-00 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:18:37 -0400 Received: from merlin ([192.168.0.13]) (AUTH: LOGIN jbahm@pcdesk.net, TLS: TLSv1/SSLv3,128bits,RC4-MD5) by pcdesk.net with esmtp; Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:17:53 -0600 id 00000570.417E6AA1.00006795 Message-ID: <001001c4bb6e$f9881be0$0d00a8c0@merlin> From: "Joseph C. Lininger" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <001701c4bb0a$ebc46400$6a00a8c0@desktop> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:17:57 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:18:42 -0000 Oh yes, one other thing that I forgot to mention. There are 74 and 80 minute CD's. If I'm not mistaken the 700 MB discs can hold 80 minutes of audio, and the 650 MB can hold 74 minutes. Also, that comment I made in my previous message about some drives not being able to read the 700 MB models holds true for audio players. Not all of them can play the 80 minute audio discs. I have yet to find a CD player that won't, but... -- Joseph C. Lininger jbahm@pcdesk.net Verification: 5eab38a77ac40416e075be8f50607ff7 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:15 AM Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks > It seems to me there are at least two different capacities available, > usually labeled in terms of minutes of audio. When I bought the 80 > minute capacity disks there was a slightly smaller capacity available. > Maybe others have better information about this. But I know that disk 2 > of the Slackware set is somewhat larger than the others, and required > the 80 minute size in my case. > > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Zachary wrote: > >> Hmmm. Is the disc supposed to be 700MB? My disc is only reported by >> Windows at 650 or so. >> Erasing it completely doesn't help. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" >> To: "Glenn at home" ; "Speakup is a screen >> review system for Linux." >> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 1:40 AM >> Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks >> >> >>> Wrong. You can reuse the entire CDRW a great many times. >>> I recently purchased a package of 10 CDRW's with 80 minute capacity from >>> a local business supply store for under $10.00. >>> >>> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Glenn at home wrote: >>> >>>> It is my understanding, that with CDR disks, you can write, but not >>>> erase. >>>> But with CDR/W disks, you can erase, but you don't get the space back, >>>> i.e., you cannot write over the data that has been erased, which seems >>>> little better than usless in most instances. >>>> Glenn >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Zachary" >>>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >>>> >>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 10:16 PM >>>> Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks >>>> >>>> >>>> Then I am assuming that this disk I have is CDRW, because I can erase >>>> the >>>> contents. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Luke Davis" >>>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >>>> >>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:09 PM >>>> Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks >>>> >>>> >>>>> You can not do data rewrites on CDRs. Write once, read many applies. >>>>> CDRWs can be used for this purpose. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Zachary wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> I am wondering whether it would be possible to physically erase the >>>>>> contents of a CD, so as to convert it into a blank one. I have only >>>>>> 1 >>>>>> cdr disk, which is not enough to install Slackware Linux, unless I am >>>>>> mistaken. I just need one more disk, and am wondering whether I can >>>>>> either download a cD formatter program, or just have to go out and >>>>>> buy >>>>>> another disk. >>>>>> I'd rather not do that, as I have plenty of disks already. >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Zachary _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>>>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (97% of Full) >>> Home page at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh >>> Speakfreely address 24.105.197.112:2074 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (97% of Full) > Home page at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > Speakfreely address 24.105.197.112:2074 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >