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From: buck@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Loren Buchanan)
Subject: Re: Status of CD-ROM as a legal archive
Followup-To: alt.cd-rom
Summary: Gold is archival, dye is ???
Keywords: archive CD-ROM
Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:27:11 GMT

In article <1992Nov15.180759.11858@nwnexus.WA.COM> irving@halcyon.com (Larry Gilbert) writes:
>I don't believe ordinary CD-ROMs can be considered permanent.  My 
>understanding is that all CDs (not just CD-ROMs) have a finite lifetime, 
>due to the natural gradual corrosion of the aluminum layer carrying the 
>information.  I have read a quote from someone at Sony that estimates a 
>CD's lifetime to be about 100 years, and that is the most liberal estimate 
>I've seen.

I have not seen anything detailed written about this.  The aluminum layer
can be attacked from three directions.  The first is through the lacquer
coat (label side).  Some early CDs self destructed in a few years due to
acidic ink used for the label.  This coating is very thin, so it is possible
that oxygen (in the form of O, O2, or H2O) can migrate through and oxidize
the aluminum.  The amount and depth of this oxidation would have to be
sufficient to reduce the reflectivity to something much less than 80%.  Like
wise, the aluminum can be attacked from the outside edge which could lead
to not only oxidation problems, but delamination.  I have not heard of any
one sufering from this problem.  Lastly the read surface could be also allow
oxygen through but this is less likely due to its thickness.  What else is
there to worry about, well lots actually.  Oils and acids from fingerprints
may harm the CD, and anything abrasive.  Until someone here comes up with a
definative answer, I would suggest storing CDs in a cool (40 to 60 degrees
farenheit) dry (50% or less humidity) and clean (no raging sandstorms) place
and to also minimize the handling.  It would be nice if someone could look
up the archival properties of the lacquer coat, and the various plastics 
used for the read surface.

On the legal front, there isn't much that needs to be kept for more than a
hundred years.  Even if the CD is damaged via one or more method, the data
stored is unlikely to be lost.  It may require a fair amount of effort with
a strong microscope to hand read the bits.


>Now, if it was specified that the metallic layer be gold instead of
>aluminum, I think they could be considered "permanent", since gold does
>not corrode.

Agreed, but still the CDs should be protected because the other possible
problems.

The write once CDs have an additional problem in that the dye layer has its
aging properties I am not familiar with.

B Cing U

Buck

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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: mpotter@dacds0.lampf.lanl.gov (Michael Potter)
Subject: Anyone having trouble with NEC 84J CDROM?
Reply-To: mpotter@dacds0.lampf.lanl.gov (Michael Potter)
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:21:05 GMT

I'm trying to be patient with MediaVision, but I thought I would check the expertise of the net to see if someone has experienced my problem:

I have a Pro Audio Spectrum-16 with the NEC 84J CDROM.  At first, the problem was that if I rebooted the computer with an audio CD in the drive, then when the SCSI driver (Trantor 1.46) tried to find it, I got the message "No SCSI host adapter found."  It seemed that if I removed the CD drive and tilted it forward to move the head to the front of the drive, that it would then work again.  Last night, the drive started to "go away" in the middle of using Carmen Santiago.  I would get an "unknown error" and 



then drive E (the CD) would not be accessible until I removed the drive and went through the "tilt" procedure.

I have already gone through the game of IRQ and DMA settings.  When the CD is working, I can get CD audio, soundblaster, synth, etc., all working at the same time.  Currently I have the Pro-16 set at IRQ 10, DMA 3, with the Sound Blaster at the defaults of IRQ 5 and DMA 1.  The problem with the CD drive persists even after removing all cards (MPU-401, Tape Backup) except for the hard drive controller and VGA card (Tseng EV4000).  The computer is a Zeos 386/25.  I currently have it set to low speed mode (8M



hz) and have the bus speed at 8 Mhz.

Is anyone else using a NEC 84J with the PAS-16?  Have you had trouble with it?  It seems that many people have the 83J rather than the 84J.  I have a few days left in which I can return the system, and so far I can't figure out whether it is the PAS-16, the Trantor SCSI drivers, or the NEC 84J.  Any advice would be much appreciated!
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: gloster@INFERENCE.COM ("Vance M. Gloster")
Subject: Which CD-ROMs, now that I have my drive
Reply-To: "Vance M. Gloster" <gloster@INFERENCE.COM>
Organization: FUNET-NGW
Distribution: alt
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:11:39 GMT

  How's Microsoft Bookshelf or the NT Developer's CD?

The Microsoft Developer's Network CD is the most useful CD I own.  I
am a programmer, and having all this reference material and the code
examples at my fingertips helps a lot!  This is different from the NT
Beta which also comes on CD.  The CICA CD is also quite good for
Windows shareware programs.

-Vance Gloster
 gloster@inference.com
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,general,nyx.misc
From: chrisc@dunky  (Chris Cain)
Subject: Re: CD ROM INC.  CATALOG REQUESTS!
Nntp-Software: PC/TCP NNTP
Reply-To: chrisc@london-pride.lmt.mn.org
Organization: LaserMaster Technologies, Minneapolis, MN
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 12:43:43

In article <1992Nov11.040500.8823@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
        ephillip@nyx.cs.du.edu (Edy Phillips) writes:

>To all who are interested in CD ROM technology.  Now there is a compnay
>named CD ROM INC.  in Golden CO.  We sell CD ROM DRIVES AND DISCS!
We have a fall '92 catalog out right now!  Soon we will be
>publishing a winter '92 '93 catalog.  So if you are looking for CD ROM
>products or just interested, We have it all!  

Please send me your catalog
Chris Cain
3660 Independance Ave So. Apt#51
St Louis Park
MN 55426

Thanks

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: jengates@lonestar.utsa.edu (John T. Engates)
Subject: Chinon drivers needed.
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:00:52 GMT

I have a chinon cds-431 cd-rom drive and I would like to update the drivers.
If anyone has fairly new drivers or knows where I can get them the information
would be greatly appreciated.
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: uwvs@pool.info.sunyit.edu (William Stevenson)
Subject: Re: New Sony 31a drive
Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 03:50:59 GMT


What is the deal with the new sony cd?....
is it supposedly faster? and how come it is so cheap.
I have the older(?) sony cd and think its a little too slow.
340 ms access and 150 k/sec transfer. 
what makes the new drive different transfer rate????

Any replies are thanked in advance...

Will
.
From: daniel.campbell@cccbbs.UUCP (Daniel Campbell) 
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Are there any good cd-rom
Date: 21 Nov 92 01:44:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Cincinnati Computer Connection BBS - Cincinnati, OH - 513-752-8248
Reply-To: daniel.campbell@cccbbs.UUCP (Daniel Campbell) 


CJ>I'm after any software for cd-rom drives, any fancy audio players for
CJ>dos and/or windows, software to enhance performance or anything else
CJ>anyone may think is useful.
 
Call 800-444 MRCD and ask them to send you their comprehensive catalog.
The best list of available CDs I've ever seen...prices are good too.

--- WinQwk 1.30 #177
From: vrv@cimage.com (Victor Volkman)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: C Users's Group Library on CD-ROM
Date: 16 Nov 92 13:58:38 GMT
Organization: Cimage Corp, Ann Arbor, MI
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Sorry to ask for repeat information, but....

I tried to mail to the gentleman rab@sprite.berkeley.edu, but my mailer
could not resolve his address.  I have contributed about 20 articles
to the C USERS GROUP JOURNAL over the past five years and I suspect
that some of my source code is on the CD-ROM.  I would like to get
information on the complimentary copy of the CD-ROM for authors whose
work appears on it.

Thank you!

vrv@cimage.com
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,misc.forsale.computers,comp.graphics
From: fredw@mks.com (Fred Walter)
Subject: Re: Graphics CD-ROM: Credit Cards OK
Organization: Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:45:34 GMT

pbenson@ecst.csuchico.edu (Paul A. Benson) writes:
>The Knowlegdge Media Resource Library, Disc 1- Graphics

Do you have a list of everything that is on the disk ? (Up for ftp somewhere ?)

FYI, when you ship to Canada, make sure that you clearly mark on the invoice
that you include (and on the custom's form) that this is a CDROM, full of
*computer software*, and it is *not* a music CD. I just received a couple of
CDROMs, and this wasn't clearly stated, and Canada Customs thought they
were music CDs and charged me 5.7% duty. I'm appealing this, but I want
to save others the aggravation and hassle of appealing, so I'm letting all
the CDROM vendors that I see know that they should clearly state (many times,
just to ensure that the Canada Customs agent will notice it) that the 'CD'
contains computer software.

	fred
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Disclaimer: everything I write is my *personal* opinion and does not represent
or reflect the opinion of the company which employs me.
Xref: sparky alt.cd-rom:4516 alt.binaries.sounds.d:2134
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 10:45:15 EST
From: <DXR8@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,alt.binaries.sounds.d
Subject: Read before buying MediaVision

Day #1
I purchased MediaVisions "Fusion CD-Rom package" (Pro Audio Spectrum card and
NEC-25 CD Rom).  After arriving home and opening the package, I found a 3.5"
install disk.  I realize every other computer owner in the world has a 3.5"
disk drive, but I don't.  For $500 they could throw in a $0.25 5.25" floppy.

After copying the disk at a friends house (since everyone else has a 3.5")
I tried to install it.  My computer hung each time the SCSI driver loaded.
After several hours of frustration, I decided to call their BBS.

Day #1 (Late @ night)
I called the BBS and downloaded all the help files I could find on it.  After
reading them, I was more confused than ever, at this point I'm not sure which
model of the Pro Audio Spectrum board I have..

Day #2
Called MediaVision tech support line.  The operator tells me all the reps are
busy and to leave a description of the problem and they will call back.  When
I tell her what the problem is, she asks what version of the software I am
using, "is it 1.2?"  "No" I say, "it's 1.0."  "That's the problem" she says,"
You have to use 1.2, 1.0 WILL LOCK UP YOUR COMPUTER".  I ask her if they
upgraded the hardware?  "No they didn't."  Hmmmm  then shouldn't the software
that came with the hardware work????  Nevermind....  She tells me what files
to download from the BBS and I do.

Day #2 (After work)
I install the software, wait.... it works!  Great!  I try and install Ultima
Underworld.  It won't install, says I have an IRQ contention.  Hmmm now here's
a problem, the documentation clearly tells me how to change the ProAudio's IRQ
but the SoundBlaster portion is a little sketchy.  The documentation says it
defaults to IRQ 5, but the README files from the BBS say IRQ 7.

Day # 2 (Late at night)
I have taken every card out of my computer and still cannot solve the IRQ
conflict.  At this point I have decided I have the Pro Audio 16 board, and I
must set the IRQ for the Sound Blaster portion up with the sound driver
(Although the README file says there is a jumper. Hmmm not on mine).  I
try it, doesn't seem to make any difference.  Ok, better call Tech Support and
ask....

Day #3 (8:00 AM)
I call Media Vision tech support again, no person this time, just a recording
that they hired 4 more tech support people and to leave a message and they
will call me back.  Ok, I did...

Day #3 (5:00 PM)
No call back yet....

Day #4
(It's Saturday)

Day #5
(It's Sunday)

Day #6
Still no call.  Maybe those people with 3.5" drives will have better luck than
I did if they buy one.  I'm a computer technician/programmer and I sure
couldn't get it to work.  Anyways, I took mine back and bought a combo from
another company...


Brian Rotsten

PS: MediaVision did call on the evening of Day #6 while I was in transit from
work to home, they left a LONG DISTANCE telephone number to call back.  At
that point I was not interested in talking to them.....
From: kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: 3" cd's?
Date: 19 Nov 92 00:47:05 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology

Is it possible to use smaller cd's than the normal 5" or whatever size it is.
I mean  using the 3" or maybe a 1.5" disc.  It seems that most
games and programs on cd's doe
don't use the whole disc anyway so why not use a smaller one?
Can this work?
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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: DFMHDJ@VM.UNI-C.DK ("Hans D. Jensen")
Subject: Talon drive/Pro AudioSpectrum
Reply-To: "Hans D. Jensen" <DFMHDJ@VM.UNI-C.DK>
Organization: FUNET-NGW
Distribution: alt
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:02:09 GMT

Hi,
A friend of mine is considering bying the Talon drive advertised
by Hard Drives International. Does anybody have recommondations or
the opposite for this drive?
     Second, he was told by HDI that the drive comes with a SCSI
interface, can anyone confirm that?
     He also considers buing a Pro AudioSpectrum 16 soundboard
which comes with a SCSI interface. Will the two be compatible?

Has anybody compiled a list of soundboards with CD-ROM interfaces
and the CD-ROM drives the respective interfaces are compatible
with? If you could mail me such info, I would be glad to post a
summary for the list.

Hans D. Jensen, dfmhdj@vm.uni-c.dk
From: dcole@ua.d.umn.edu (david cole)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: New Sony ROM release???
Date: 15 Nov 1992 22:15:56 -0600
Organization: University of Minnesota, Duluth
NNTP-Posting-Host: ua.d.umn.edu

In article <Qf1kN=i00WBMM5=m0K@andrew.cmu.edu> Ke-Wei Ma <km4c+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>    I remember a couple of weeks ago that the new Sony cd-rom engine was
>suppose to be released, I am refering to the one used in the Apple CD
>ROM 300.  Has it been released yet and if not when?
>
>Ke-Wei


I have been waiting since the beginning of summer for this damn drive.  It
was announced for release end of the summer.  When I called Sony October 28,
they said "end of October".  Maybe I hungup before they said "gotcha again".
I can only assume there is some trouble with something other than the drive
itself, perhaps compatibility with multisession photo-cd, or they are trying
to clear the old ones out of the warehouses, or last that Apple is sopping up
all production.  They did introduce a new drive last month, the 31 -- I
assume that replaces the 535.  My guess is that it costs next to nothing more
to manufacture the multispin drive, so I am hoping for a good price when it
does finally appear.  What's Apple sell it for?  Can I assume it will be less
when it appears in the pc market?

Dave

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: SHAPIROB@OUACCVMA.BITNET
Subject: (none)
Reply-To: SHAPIROB@OUACCVMA.bitnet
Organization: FUNET-NGW
Distribution: alt
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:28:43 GMT

Subject: ref: my previous request for info....

>Date:    23 Nov 1992 , 14:48:31 EDT
>From:    SHAPIROB@OUACCVMA
>To:      cdrom-l@uccvma
>
>Subject: If no help how about a suggestion...
>
>Well, I have had little successin getting any info on making a NEC
>CDR84J and a DTC 3150 working under OS/2 v2.0 (Even as just a data
>only disk drive. So, how about a little friendly information?
>
>The user who I am helping has placed the lines below in his CONFIG.SYS
>file to no avail so he is looking at getting a supported controller. Can
>anyone recommend a SCSI controller the is supported by OS /2 so he can
>read the disks even if hecannot run the DOS apps under in his OS/2 dos
>windows?
>
>Relevant info might be 16 not 8 bit and cache would be nice but is not
>required. The only other thing is it has to support the NEC CDR84J.
>Remember, He and I both  understand the DOS apps will not run in the
>OS/2 Dos windows. He only wants to be able to copy files from CD data
>disks  under OS/2 until the drive is fully supported.
>
>Any advice would be appreciated.

I should also add, The new SCSI controller must not interfere with the
existing IDE controller in use for the systems 340MB hard drive.

Again, any help will be appreciated.....

Brian

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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: kruse@ektools.kodak.com (Mark Kruse)
Subject: Re: CDROM-XA and Photo-CD
Organization: Eastman Kodak
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 23:51:11 GMT

In article <A.Grant.29.721571149@ucs.cam.ac.uk> A.Grant@ucs.cam.ac.uk (Alasdair Grant) writes:







>Aha! I think everything is now clear. ISO 10149 (the original Yellow Book
>CD-ROM standard) specifies "audio" and "data" tracks, where the data tracks
>could be in one of two modes, mode 1 for error-checked data and mode 2 for
>"gracefully degrading" data. Later, CD-I decided that some mode 2 sectors
>could store data after all (when some of the sector was used for error
>checking) and created this form-1/form-2 distinction. CD-ROM/XA is just a
>specification for this, without all the other stuff in CD-I. So we have: 
>  audio: 588*2*16-bit samples (=2352)
>  data:  2336 data + 12 sync + 4 header (=2352) 
>    mode 1: 2048 data + 276 error correction + 4 CRC + 8 unused (=2336)
>    mode 2: 2324 data + 4 CRC + 8 unused (=2336)  
>      form 1: 2048 data + 276 error correction (=2324)
>      form 2: 2324 data
>
>Is this right?


Close, however for Mode 2, Form1/2 the 8 "unused" bytes actually
contains subheader data (4 bytes repeated twice) which includes:
	- file number
	- sub-channel
	- submode (bit 5=0 implies form 1, bit 5=1 implies form 2
	- coding info

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: bwilliam@iat.holonet.net (Bill Williams)
Subject: Re: Toshiba XM-3301TA specs?
Organization: HoloNet (BBS: 510-704-1058)
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 07:21:11 GMT

If you are looking for programming information for the XM-3301, nad not
performance or physical characteristic info, you only need to refer to the
SCSI-2 specification. I can personally attest that the Toshiba 3301 can be
fully controlled by following the SCSI-2 spec, though there are a few very
tiny deviations where the SCSI-2 spec is ambiguous. All audio commands in
the SCSI-2 document are implemented.

Bill Williams
From: kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: CD-SPEEDWAY
Date: 19 Nov 92 14:18:21 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology

In article <Pine.3.05.9211130756.A29551-9100000@class.class.org>, ebascosv@CLASS.ORG (Ebasco Services) writes:
> Does anyone have any experience with this or other programs designed to
> increase the speed of cd-rom drives?  My single drive hitachis and a 6
> drive Pioneer could sure use a little speed.
> 
> Amy Van Brunt
> Reference Librarian
> Ebasco Services Inc
> New York
> 
> ebascosv@class.org
I heard that CD-Speedway uses hard drive caching of the cd-rom to speed it up.
Waste of hard disk space if you are low but I guess it could speed up the
cd-rom if you have lots of room.

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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: "pascal jasmin" <pascal.jasmin@canrem.com>
Subject: optical systems for netwa
Reply-To: "pascal jasmin" <pascal.jasmin@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: alt
Date: 21 Nov 92 01:28:23 EST

-> Hello Everyone.  I am searching for information on optical drives and
-> optical jukebox systems that are SCSI based and will work with Novell
-> Netware.  Currently we have 5 gigabytes of SCSI hard disk for storage
-> but it's just not enough.  I've read old articles on the Tahiti
-> drive,

There are places now that will take your tapes of data, and transfer
them to CD-ROM.  You might then use a CDjukebox.  Saved By Technology in
Toronto is one vendor.
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From: ekimmina@pms001.pms.ford.com (Eric Kimminau)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: MS Windows NT, SDK and Manuals 1/2 price!
Date: 23 Nov 1992 13:15:05 GMT
Organization: Ford Motor Company
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: pms001.pms.ford.com
Keywords: Windows, NT, SDK

Greetings!  If anyone out there is interested in Windows NT on CD with the full latest version of Microsoft C/C++ and all 14 manuals, still shrink wrapped for half the cost that Microsoft wants, send me email.  Micrsoft wants $399 for the manuals and $69.00 for the disk. Ill sell the full set for $250.00 COD. Please do not just post a reply. I read news about once a month.

Eric Kimminau                       Workstation Systems Department
313-594-2672                        Product & Manufacturing Systems
ekimmina@pms860.pms.ford.com        Ford Motor Co.
Planning and Implementation         "Not an official Ford Spokesperson

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,alt.binaries.sounds.d
From: duhon@chinet.chi.il.us (Joey Duhon)
Subject: Re: Read before buying MediaVision
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 13:27:12 GMT

>I purchased MediaVisions "Fusion CD-Rom package" (Pro Audio Spectrum card and
>NEC-25 CD Rom).  After arriving home and opening the package, I found a 3.5"
>install disk.  I realize every other computer owner in the world has a 3.5"
>disk drive, but I don't.  For $500 they could throw in a $0.25 5.25" floppy.


wild. i received both 3.5 and 5" with their CDPC. unfortunately,
the power supply was bad, and it has taken a few weeks to get a
replacement. tech support is hard to get through to (surprise!).

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: blob@gallant.apple.com (Brian Bechtel)
Subject: Re: Usenet distribution CD-Rom --- Floptical???
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:11:22 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc.

sdw@bugatti (Stephen Williams) writes:

>In support of this, does anyone see a technical reason why you can't
>put ISO 9660 on any SCSI disk?  (Floptical/MO)  That way a disk could
>be produced for DOS, Unix, etc.

You certainly can put ISO 9660 on any device you care to publish.  Some
operating systems may assume that ISO 9660 can only appear on a CD-ROM,
and tie their volume translation support to a particular media.  On the
Macintosh, (which is what I'm using) that isn't the case; I've built
test floppies using ISO 9660.  On other operating systems, that may be
impossible.

--Brian Bechtel     blob@apple.com     "My opinion, not Apple's"
From: ghartzog@terapin.com (Garrett Hartzog)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Mitsumi $199.99 CD-ROM drive
Date: 23 Nov 92 17:32:03 PST
Organization: BBS

haven't found out anything...yet.

Garrett Hartzog
ghartzog@terapin.com
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom