[12396] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: CD Drives Which Accept Caddies
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Public-Access Computer Systems For)
Tue Aug 25 20:01:51 1998
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:18:03 -0500
From: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
2 Messages, 45 Lines
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From: Cal Frye <cal_frye@wra.k12.oh.us>
Guy Aron wrote:
Our Systems staff tell us that no more CD-ROM drives are being made
which accept CD-ROM discs in caddies (ie those hinged plastic boxes
in which the BPO discs are supplied.)
If any participant on this list has knowledge of any such product
still being marketed, I would be most grateful. At present this
problem is rendering our holdings of BPO completely unusable.
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I wonder:
1) Why couldn't you remove the disc from the caddy for use in the new drive;
unless the discs are being inserted by patrons on demand, which would be
confusing to them.
2) Perhaps a dealer in _used_ equipment might be able to supply a few
caddy-type drives for replacement, including several for backup/future use.
Try the back pages of _Computer_Shopper_ or _Nuts_and_Volts_ magazines for
sources of used equipment.
Good Luck
--Cal Frye, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, OH USA
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From: Tony Rabig <TonyR@labette.cc.ks.us>
Taking them out of the caddies & sticking them in the tray may work in a
situation where only library staff will be using the disks. It's the last
thing you want students or library patrons doing when you're dealing with a
product that may have hundreds of caddies, like ProQuest's General
Periodicals OnDisc or Business Periodicals OnDisc.
Believe I recommended checking with Toshiba. University Microfilms, which
produces ProQuest, could probably also supply such a drive -- their products
make heavy use of such drives.
--- Tony Rabig
Labette Community College
Parsons, KS 67357
TonyR@labette.cc.ks.us
