[arachne] Re: INFO NEEDED FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE DOS/ARACHNESUPPORT

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On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:10:13 -0800, Eric S. Emerson wrote:

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> Hi Greg M.,
>                  I find that sometimes after burning
> a CD that it appears blank and the CD/DVD drive
> has to be re-initialized. Sometimes just opening and
> closing the drive tray fixes it...other times a reboot
> is required.  I assume it has something to do with
> the driver.  It happens with both my DOS 486 computer
> and W$n computers...and...it happens with both
> brand new drives and older drives

I have tried reading the disk with the burner drive and also with the
non-burner drive on the same computer, and each time it comes up empty.

Except that if I try to burn it again, I get the message that "this disk
contains data. Do you want to erase it?" and the same message again
after it has been fast-erased and fully-erased...

Got real doubts about the software I'm using, or possibly the hardware,
or possibly both.....

Unfortunately the CD drive on the DOS comp has now ceased to read any
disks. I may have to open it up and manually clean the laser as the
cleaning disk will not work under DOS.

(BTW, I am using proper read-write blank disks)

    Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
    and remember what peace there may be in silence.
        "Desiderata", Max Ehrmann, copyright 1952.

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