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To: richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk
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Subject: Re: RICOH MP6200S CD-R, CD-RW
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From: hosokawa@ntc.keio.ac.jp (HOSOKAWA Tatsumi)
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In article <16012.199712151315@pitcairn.cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk writes:

>> > Is anybody using the RICOH MP6200S with FreeBSD?  Looks like these
>> > are a pretty good deal now.
>> 
>> I mailed Ricoh Europe to ask for programming information, but they
>> refused (see below).  Looks like their drives are a really bad deal
>> for free software users...

Hmm, I'm using this drive with test version driver under freebsd
2.2.5-RELEASE.  I've only tested it on data track of CD-R media, but
the author says that it can write CD-RW media as well.

Mr. Shimokawa, May I redistribute this patch :-) ?  It's very useful.

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HOSOKAWA, Tatsumi
Network Technology Center
Keio University
hosokawa@ntc.keio.ac.jp