Re: Magneto Optical drives

[brunzen@statistik.tu-muenchen.de (Stefan Brunzen)]

In article <1994Mar29.083507.17210@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, 
cdeschu@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Chris Deschu) writes:
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> >Fujitsu just released a brand new 3.5" mo drive with 1" height and a 
> >formatted capacity of 230 MB. This new model is also faster and should 
> >be available within the next two to four weeks. 
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> >Stefan 
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> 	The question is, is this totally new format, or is it 
> just a double sided mechanism, that is backwards compatible with 
> the current 128mb media standard? In other words, will it still 
> read and write the current 128mb disks? We don't want to go buying some 
> new drive if we have to abandon the current standard. 
> Thanks. 
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As far as i know it is backward compatible. But to be sure check with your 
dealer or mail order store.

Stefan