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From: Deirdré Straughan <74431.2004@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: comp.publish.cdrom.software
Subject: Re: Packet writing -- any news?
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 18:13:49 +0200
Organization: Adaptec Software Products Group
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S. Ajukov wrote:
> 
> I am looking for a CD-R to buy and settled on Yamaha 102 or Sony 924S.
> As far as I understand, Sony supports packet writing while Yamaha doesn't.
> However, no software is available to use it. What do you think, should I
> choose Sony over Yamaha for packet writing? (both are $640-650 here)
> Will packet writing be implemented and why it took so long if it will?

My understanding is that the current generation of Yamaha drives do not
support packet writing, and it will take more than a firmware fix to make
them do so. Adaptec's DirectCD solution for packet writing, due out by
the end of this year, will initially support the Philips 2000 family, and
probably also the Sony 920 and up.

-- 
Best regards,
Deirdre' Straughan, Adaptec Software Products Group

lots of CD-R info available at http://www.adaptec.com/cdrec/
please direct sales questions to sales@adaptec.com