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> Fortunately, demo CDs suddenly became widely produced So many AOL CDs in the mail... I think my first drive was a 2x Plextor internal SCSI that used the cad

by chiph 9y ago

> Fortunately, demo CDs suddenly became widely produced So many AOL CDs in the mail... I think my first drive was a 2x Plextor internal SCSI that used the caddies. Pros: Never a scratched disc. Cons: You had to acquire & deal with caddies.

digi_owl 9y ago
I recall running into a caddie drive once. Effectively it was used like a tray drive, with a removable tray...
amatecha 9y ago
Hey, before that was AOL floppies which were great -- free disks to use! Just put some scotch tape over the "write-protect" hole in the disk! hahaha :)