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Will CD-RWs ever work like floppies?
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What do you mean work like floppies? I don't think so because of the nature of the media.
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The technology is completely different. I don't think they ever will. If you're looking for something similar, you're better off using one of the USB keychain drives.
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Packet writing, maybe? Sadly, there don't seem to be any OS X solutions available, yet - unless Apple incorporates this feature into the Finder + Disk Utility, which would, BTW, be a very good thing for the roaring Tiger to have! 
There is, anyway, an open source project aimed at Linux: see also http://packet-cd.sourceforge.net . Maybe this could be modified, in some way, to also work in OS X...? Difficult, probably...
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Here is how I think they should behave like floppies:
1. You write something to a disc
2. You change that project
3. You change the project
4. You copy the new project to the disc, it rewrites over the old one
5. You write that to the disc
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(Last edited by stephenh; May 7, 2004 at 01:25 PM.
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Originally posted by stephenh:
Mount Rainier format. You need a burner that supports it. And a driver.
OK, where can I find a list of supported drives?
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Why bother?
Go buy a $30 - 128 MB USB pen drive.
Save yourself time while saving the environment.
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How would the pen drive save the environment?
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Originally posted by zeebe:
How would the pen drive save the environment?
It's reusable, much more durable then CD-RW, lasts much longer, etc. etc.
It's much more like a floppy drive.
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I'm guessing there are too many floppies in landfills w/ poisonous chemicals contained inside? *shrug*
The price for a USB flash pen is the best replacement for the floppy and companies like HP and Dell will be replacing the floppy drive. Apple made a smart move by getting rid of the floppy in 1998, which is why the CD and DVD format as rewritable media have become more popular in their product line. They can store more and cost less.
For example, the Playstation had 32 bit graphics, memory cards, and offered games at bargain prices. Whereas, the Nintendo 64 offered better graphics, storage on catridges, and expensive games. Guess which one is the floppy?
By the way, the Nintendo 64 was and is still a great video game system, unlike the floppy it is a worthwhile alternative to newer game systems.
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Mt. Rainier (or packet-written HFS+?) support would rock royally. Especially if it could be done for both CD-RW and DVD-RW.
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