On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 05:52:27 -0500, Don{ald} O. Woodall wrote:
> In , on 11/27/2005
> 
>    at 09:39 PM, "Robert Traynor  (BobT)"
 said:
> 
> Hi Bob
>      Since you are doing so well at answering my questions,
> let me reward you, by asking more questions! 
> 
> >Hi Don,
> >>      Do you have any experience with re-writable DVD media?
> >>      Does it work any better than the CD-RW media?
> >Yes, it does.  However, the long time it takes to blank the DVD-RW is
> >such that it is easier to use normal 4.7gb DVD write once disks,
> >particularly as they are so  cheap these days.  So called "QUICK"
> >formatting or blanking of either CD-RW or DVD-RW just never seems to work
> >100% of the time.  So I always do a FULL blank of the disks.
> 
>      I am fast coming to the conclusion that "CDRecord" can
not write to
> my Sony DRU-720A DVD drive through the Acard 7720
> SCSI2IDE converter.
> 
>      What program do you use to write to your DVD Drive?

RSJ for Os/2 v5.03.
I use CDrecord/2 for CD's though.


> >Also I now use Virtual PC and iso images to check bootable CD's or DVD's
>      "Virtual PC" sounds like a program I don't have.  ???

Microsoft bought them out after the company (Connectix ?) and Innotek made 
a os/2 version of VPC.  Usual and long story. :-(


> >before  burning the final disk.  VPC makes it a lot quicker than
> >continually burning  CD-RW's or DVD-RW's and the blanking of them.
> 
>      Speed has never been one of my attributes.  In ignorance, I would try
> blanking and re-burning rather than throwing away a disc and labeling
> another disc.  Putting a label on a disc is an activity I feel very
> labored doing with one hand. Experience might change my mind.

In WinXP I can print directly to the top surface of a matt white blank CD or blank
DVD disk.  The same Canon i865 also works in eCS 1.1 as a colour PAPER printer
only, by telling it it is a slightly different printer (forget what that
was but it is one 
version level canon below an i865 in os2 printer drivers).


> >I have not tried DVD+RW's although I have two of them somewhere.
> 
>      I have not arrived there yet either.
> 
> >I also have one DVD drive that has DVD-RAM capability and somewhere I 
> >have a DVD-RAM disk but cannot locate it at the moment, so I have never
> >tried that either.  This latter would have to be burnt under windows as
> >Os/2 and RSJ does not support DVD-RAM disks as far as I know.
> 
> >Perhaps I should do a clean up.   Nah, I am imaging things. :-)
> 
> >Regards,
> >Robert Traynor (BobT).
> 
>      Thanks
> -- 
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> "Don{ald} O. Woodall"





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