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Subject:Re: CD Production Advice From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- ROGERS -dot- WAVE -dot- CA> Date:Fri, 12 Sep 1997 19:52:09 -0800
On Thu, 11 Sep 1997 08:29:07 -0500, Beth Friedman wrote:
>There was a bit about backwards
>compatibility -- the article suggested that users keep their CD-ROMS
>if they use DVD, because there might be solutions available later on,
>but for now CD-R disks couldn't be read by DVD machines.
This is ostensibly the major hold-up for DVD acceptance for computer use,
but in fairness, some audio CD-Rs can't be read by some regular CD
players either.
Your friend and mine,
Matt
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