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To: Rodney B. Hill who wrote (4341)	7/15/1996 8:56:00 PM
From: John Nordstrom	of 58324

Compac's "revolutionary new re-writable CD_ROM" sounds like it is their PD-CD, which combines a 4x CD-ROM with a PD drive (which, like the CD-ROM, holds 650 MB). The PD is rewritable by using the laser in a high/low power setting. Note that the PD disk is only readable in a PD drive, not any other CD-ROM drive. I don't know who makes the PD drive, but 3M makes the media. I wouldn't be surprised if Matsushita/Panasonic made the drive. I don't think this is competition for either Zip or Jaz (or maybe its bad competition for either). Certainly if all you were getting a Jaz drive for was to back up your 2 GB hard drive, then the combo CD-PD drive makes as much sense. But if you need or desire the speed that Jaz offers over PD technology, then Jaz is the answer. More importantly, if you need to share your data with someone who doesn't have a Compaq, then you want a Jaz (if your friend doesn't have a Jaz, the drive itself is portable enough to take along). Compaq seems to be hell bent on selling boxes with dual function drives. First the PD-CD (which is available - I have one) and then the LS-120, which may or may not be ready for primetime. John

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