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CD-R & CD-RW: Questions & Answers

Overview Everything you ever wanted to know about Compact Disc-Recordable and CD-ReWritable storage items, but were afraid to ask, will be answered here in this updated & revised version of a 1997 paper on optical storage and CD technology.

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Publisher	OSTA (Optical Storage Technology Association)	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	July 1997	Downloads	354
Format	White Papers
Topics	CD-R - CD-RW - CD-ROM

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