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From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com>
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Subject: Re: I have authorization to buy a CD-R drive..  Which one? :-)
To: dufault@hda.com (Peter Dufault)
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 10:49:07 -0800 (PST)
Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org
In-Reply-To: <199601111015.FAA02463@hda.com> from "Peter Dufault" at Jan 11, 96 05:15:15 am
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Look at:
http://www.corp.hp.com/Publish/isg/cdr/commandset/HP_C4324_CommandSet.html
to see why I think you should get the HP :)
failing that:
Anything you can get the command set for:

> 
> > 
> > Well, WC has kindly consented to buying another CD-R drive to replace
> > the one that died before Julian and I ever really got started.
> > Joerg's recent successes in this area also helped! :-)
> 
> Thanks WC.
> 
> > If I can get this working under FreeBSD, it will also substantially
> > improve my ability to test the CD distributions - something I'm sure
> > that everyone here would like to see more of.. :-)
> > 
> > So, the only question is: Which model?  I'd like to buy one of the
> > cheaper models, like the new HP, I just don't have any part numbers to
> > pass on to our local hardware vendor.
> > 
> > Any suggestions or personal preferences?
> 
> Given the price and wide availability of the HP surestore 4020i (a
> big stack at CompUSA at $999.00), I think that is one to support.
> 
> The best way to proceed would be to let Joerg finish the preliminary
> support for the "Plasmon" he has while tracking down the programmer
> documentation for the Surestore.  Then you can buy it and immediately
> make some headway with it.
> 
> --
> 
> Peter Dufault               Real Time Machine Control and Simulation
> HD Associates, Inc.         Voice: 508 433 6936
> dufault@hda.com             Fax:   508 433 5267
>