Assorted goodies & TK Question - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Apr 2002

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  Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 22:51:16 -0500 (EST)
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 On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:

   Also, how
do I get the disk out of an RRD40 without a computer attached? 
 Um, unless you've got the 'clear sleave', I don't think you're going
to get
 the disk out without demolishing the drive!  As long as that's the drive I'm
 thinking of it uses a funky 'pincer' holder for the CD, with a clear
 'sleave' around it to make up the 'caddy'.  You stick the caddy in the
drive
 and pull the 'sleave' back out.  To remove the CD, you stick the 'sleave'
in
 and pull out the whole caddy.  (hopefully that makes sense) 
 How easy is it to take apart without killing the drive?  Or can I make a
 'clear sleve' very easily out of a couple of pieces of plastic?

The peculiar caddy comes from Philips, and was also used in some videodisk
players.  My local Gateway Electronics store has a lot of junk related
to the Philips players, including a bunch of caddies.  Or at least they
had them last time I was there, perhaps a month ago.

Maybe there is some similar store near where you are.

   carl
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        carl lowenstein   marine physical lab   u.c. san diego
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