re : DVD-RAM Drive in new machine

Hi Vern,

If you like, I can try and do the test. Probably won't get a chance next
week, but the week after I should have time.

We bought 15 blank DVD-RAMs from IBM for A$3000 (inclusive of a 10% goods &
services tax), or roughly A$180 per disk (pre-tax), which would work out
around US$90. They were all two sided, which means they come in a plastic
jacket. The DVD-RAM however, can use disks with or without the jacket. We
also had one sample single-sided disk from IBM which was also in a jacket.
The double-sided are stuck in the jackets, the single-sided can be removed
but are read-only when not in the jacket.

The company we're doing the extraction for has apparently bought a
Panasonic DVD-RAM reader which can also use the disks in jackets, so that's
not a specific IBM thing. I do believe you can get the same disks from
sources other than IBM for a bit less as well.

I'll let you know how I go with the test.

Thanks

Adam Driver