CD-Writable question

[Darryl Friesen]

> My experience with CD-RW disks (on my own PC) is that it can take up
> to twenty or thirty minutes to format blank disks. I suppose that you
> could stipulate that users must bring pre-formatted disks with them,

There must be great differences in software and drives.  Using HotBurn from
Asimware/iomega (with a TEAC CD-W54E) it takes less than a minute to erase
an existing CD-RW on my machine, and I've never seen a CD-RW required
"formatting" prior to first use.  Does such a thing exist?

Of course, if you go with CD-R, then this point is moot.  The deciding
factor might be support.  I think there was some discussion on this topic a
month or so back.  Have a look in the archives.

- Darryl

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  Education & Research Technology Services,     http://gollum.usask.ca/
  Department of Computing Services,
  University of Saskatchewan
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