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In article <3a993r$e...@harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au>, gme...@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (GM Enierga) writes:
>th...@aloha.cc.columbia.edu (Tom  Hong) writes:
>>In article <39kjc9$9...@harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au>,
>>GM Enierga <gme...@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au> wrote:
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>>	Therein lies the age-old argument.  I remember back 10 years ago when
>>people bitched about not being able to play games on their computer because
>>they only have tape drives on their Apple IIs, TRS-80s, or Commodores, and the
>>games were released on floppies.  This is the same situation as today; those
>>like you who don't have CD ROM drives are going to complain about not being
>>able to use these programs.  Well, technology won't wait.  As for the game
>>manufacturers, they abide by the adage, "you either lead, follow, or get out
>>of the way."  'Nuff said.
>>TRH Sends
>
True enough, but the difference was companies weren't requiring me to upgrade
my computer every year.... My C64 and 1541 drive lasted me for about 6 - 7 years.
You can't say that today. You buy a high end computer today, it will be bottom
line in about 1 1/2 to 2 years and completely obsolete in about 3 to 4.

>	Well then as you correctly pointed out, when something comes out that
>warrants the need to buy a CD-ROM (in my opinion, ie) I will finally buy it
>I just hope that a cheap writable cd-rom drive compatible with all CDROMS will
>not come out a month later.
>

Actually, I finally broke down and bought my own CD-ROM (I had been borrowing
my roommates until now....). I must admit, I had the same fear, but from
what I understand, CD-writable technology is going nowhere right now. The
best they have is CDs where you have a limited number of writes allowed, and
even those are ridiculously expensive right now. I wouldn't worry about
CD-writables.