From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 216.55.105.70.hera.net ([216.55.105.70] helo=mediacast1.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CMSvb-000690-00 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:08:03 -0400 Received: from hankwin (c-24-17-229-131.client.comcast.net [24.17.229.131]) by mediacast1.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with SMTP id i9QF7pbm017356 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:07:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from hank@hanksmith.net) Message-ID: <00c001c4bb6d$953e3d50$0400a8c0@hankwin> From: "hank" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <001701c4bb0a$ebc46400$6a00a8c0@desktop> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:07:52 -0700 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 15:08:08 -0000 I have heard they make 90 minute and 99 minute disks cdrs but don't know where to get these at. ----- 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