1993-12-21 - Re: Writable CD-ROMS as o

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From: Brad Huntting <huntting@glarp.com>
To: CRSO.Cypherpunks@canrem.com
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Raw Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 11:25:17 PST

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From: Brad Huntting <huntting@glarp.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 11:25:17 PST
To: CRSO.Cypherpunks@canrem.com
Subject: Re: Writable CD-ROMS as o
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> Yes - but it is a writable CD rom - Write over the data when it's used.

As I recall, "writable" CD rom's not erasable.  When you "write
over" a file, the file system simply makes a note to the affect
that that old file should be ignored, but doesn't actually erase
and reclaim the space used by it.

Of course I may be confusing writable CD rom with a WORM type file
system.


brad





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