And so it came to pass, on 11-20-96 21:08,
   that Gordon Gilbert spake unto John Allen:
 GG>         72 minutes?  Point and click?  You must mean a cd recorder
 GG> for the PC?  Consumer stereo recorders limit you to 60 minutes on
 GG> top of SCMS copy protection (because the music industry has a bunch
 GG> of a$$holes running it who don't believe in innocent until proven
 GG> guilty; they must think this is Mexico.) I thought the PC ones were
 GG> incompatible with regular CD players.  Is this not true?  
Nope.  PC-based CD-Rs can write standard audio-compatible CDs, as well as 
"mixed-mode" discs (one "data track", the rest audio tracks).
 GG> I also think the consumer stereo version has much higher priced
 GG> blanks--on the order of $15 a piece (as if the TAX, copy
 GG> protection, and 60-minute artificial limit weren't enough, you
 GG> couldn't possibly copy original CDs any at profitable rate at that
 GG> price anyways!  So why the limits?  
Actually, CD-R blanks range anywhere from $3 to $15 (distributor cost in this 
area at least), depending on the capacity (you can get 5, 10, 15 and 
30-minute discs at a lower price) and quality.  You really wouldn't want 
anything less than a $12-or-so blank for audio burning.
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Love, luck, and lollipops...
Matt


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