Once more, the maximum CD-ROM read-speed limit has been increased; this time to 6.84 MB/sec--40 times the 150 KB/sec speed of the first CD-ROM readers. The first manufacturer to offer the new 40x drives is Memorex. Pricing on the Model CD-402E is very aggressive: $119.99. Prices on 24x drives are like-ly to drop below $100 as a result.
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Library Systems Newsletter [December 1998]
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| Publication Year: | 1998 |
| Type of Material: | Article |
| Language | English |
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Library Systems Newsletter |
| Publication Info: | Volume 18 Number 12 |
| Issue: | December 1998 |
| Page(s): | 95 |
| Publisher: | American Library Association |
| Place of Publication: | Chicago, IL |
| Notes: | Howard S. White, Editor-in-Chief; Richard W. Boss, Contributing Editor |
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CD-ROM hardware |
| ISSN: | 0277-0288 |
| Record Number: | 5850 |
| Last Update: | 2025-04-25 04:43:01 |
| Date Created: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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