[Debian-uk] Linux Expo?

[Steve McIntyre]

On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 09:35:16AM +0100, Philip Hands wrote:
>
>Assuming that 48x means what it says (unlikely, I know --- I'll do some
>tests this evening) we should be able to knock out a CD per drive every
>two minutes or so, which is about 180 CDs per day per drive (assuming
>some poor sod(s) devotes there entire concentration to burning CDs at
>all times).
>
>If we had 7 such drives, we should be able to set it up so that they
>produced a full set in under two minutes, on demand, which would at
>least cut down on the confusion about which CD was poping out of which
>drive.

Don't forget that to drive 7 IDE CD-R drives you'll need (at least) 4
machines. They won't do 48x reliably, either, unless you dedicate a
machine to each.

>I can also get CD blanks for about 12p each, and PVC sleeves for 1.75p
>each (ex VAT).  John may be able to do prices near these, which would be
>better, since he has a use for CDs & sleeves that are left over.

And I really wouldn't expect that random no-name media for 12p is ever
going to do 48x and be readable afterwards in the majority of existing
drives out there. Once you start getting beyond 16x or so the media
compatibility gets exponentially worse.

>Is this all worth the effort?  It would mean we could just get John to
>burn a relevant number of CD1's and a few full sets to start us off, and
>then we could probably keep pace with the rest, but it does require
>people to be burning CDs, and either scribbling or printing labels all
>day, which is going to be a bit of a bore. 

I doubt you'll be able to get enough machines of enough spec to be
able to do the 7 drive things. A couple of drives writing at 24x may
be workable...

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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
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