Re: [ccp4bb]: FireWire DVD burners

[Douglas Freymann <freymann@northwestern.edu>]

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We have an external Firewire DVD-R (Pioneer 104) from Caldrives 
(www.caldrives.com) hanging off an iMac running OS X 10.2.  We write 
backups using Toast Titanium.  Works fine for us.  We've had some 
issues with the cheapest DVD-R disks, so are sticking to 2x for now. 
Others here have a similar setup with Windows, but I don't know what 
software they use.
Doug

>Hi,
>
>Sorry this is not a strictly CCP4 question but it may be of general interest.
>
>We're thinking of buying a DVD writer for backups as many of us are 
>fed up with DAT tapes. I'm trying to find an external FireWire drive 
>that will work with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. However we're 
>willing to give up on the Linux option or at least wait until it 
>becomes more reliable.
>
>The question is, do any of you out there have such a drive and can 
>you offer any other advice?
>
>Thanks in advance
>Derek

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Douglas M. Freymann, Ph.D.        freymann@northwestern.edu
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