CDR or CDRW Disks

[Zachary]

This is interesting, because I have not only the Slackware installation 
disc, but a Debian one as well.  Not to start another "Which Distro is 
Better?" debate, I notice that this Debian CD is not large.  Is it a Network 
Install?
It came from linux-speakup.org, so I don't know how official it is.
Also, on a slightly related subject: will Debian support a USB Wireless 
Ethernet device?  That is the internet connection I use now, no Ethernet 
card that I am aware of.
I could be wrong.
Thanks,
Zack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" <chuckh at sent.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks


> It seems to me there are at least two different capacities available,
> usually labeled in terms of minutes of audio. When I bought the 80
> minute capacity disks there was a slightly smaller capacity available.
> Maybe others have better information about this. But I know that disk 2
> of the Slackware set is somewhat larger than the others, and required
> the 80 minute size in my case.
>
>
> On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Zachary wrote:
>
>> Hmmm.  Is the disc supposed to be 700MB?  My disc is only reported by 
>> Windows at 650 or so.
>> Erasing it completely doesn't help.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" <chuckh at sent.com>
>> To: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>; "Speakup is a screen 
>> review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 1:40 AM
>> Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks
>>
>>
>>> Wrong. You can reuse the entire CDRW a great many times.
>>> I recently purchased a package of 10 CDRW's with 80 minute capacity from
>>> a local business supply store for under $10.00.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Glenn at home wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is my understanding, that with CDR  disks, you can write, but not 
>>>> erase.
>>>> But with CDR/W disks, you can erase,  but you don't get the space back,
>>>> i.e., you cannot write over the data that has been erased, which seems
>>>> little better than usless in most instances.
>>>> Glenn
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Zachary" <Z_kline at hotmail.com>
>>>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 
>>>> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 10:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then I am assuming that this disk I have is CDRW, because I can erase 
>>>> the
>>>> contents.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Luke Davis" <ldavis at shellworld.net>
>>>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 
>>>> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:09 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: CDR or CDRW Disks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> You can not do data rewrites on CDRs.  Write once, read many applies.
>>>>> CDRWs can be used for this purpose.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Zachary wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I am wondering whether it would be possible to physically erase the
>>>>>> contents of a CD, so as to convert it into a blank one.  I have only 
>>>>>> 1
>>>>>> cdr disk, which is not enough to install Slackware Linux, unless I am
>>>>>> mistaken.  I just need one more disk, and am wondering whether I can
>>>>>> either download a cD formatter program, or just have to go out and 
>>>>>> buy
>>>>>> another disk.
>>>>>> I'd rather not do that, as I have plenty of disks already.
>>>>>> Thanks,
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