[muglo] Re: Extra CPU?

Leith Peterson wrote:

>As some of you may remember from previous posts, I've had this 
>ongoing problem with my iBook, which will only read a certain number 
>of sessions off a burned CD.  If I've burned lots of small sessions, 
>e.g. 40, it will only read 25 of them.  After checking a number of 
>back CD's it appears 25 is the max it will read.  However, these same 
>CD's can be read in their entirety on my Power Mac 7300/200.  Because 
>the principal reason I burn the CD's is to transfer items to my 
>iBook, I am now just burning a max of 25 sessions per CD.
>
>The problem is that I have about 60 CD's that I've already burned 
>that have more than 25 sessions on them.  My options are:
>
>1.     Transfer all the sessions that can't be read on my iBook onto new CD's.
>2.     Pray that my 7300 holds up for a long time.  I bought it in 97.
>3.     Buy a second cpu as a backup in case my 7300 fails me.
>
>I'm considering option three, because I'm inclined to hang onto this 
>cpu, as I also have lots of Syquest cartridges that are scsi based, 
>that I can still access through the 7300 if need be.
>
>I realize the alternative is simply to transfer all my back files 
>onto CD's rather than depending on obsolete media, but this would 
>take me absolutely hours and hours of burning, when perhaps a second 
>cpu might be a less time-consuming, although band-aid solution to the 
>problem.
>
>What do you think of my logic, and if you think a second cpu might be 
>an option, can you suggest the best place to get one?  Pls let me 
>know.  Thanks.
>
>
>  
>
Option 3 is quite inexpensive & I have one 4 sale, mind you the 7300 
should last a while longer & I note that the Sonnet G3/G$ cards for that 
model are coming down in price.
TTFN,
TeeC



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