>OS X 10.2 killed support for my drive (& I have had that verified from >another owner of the same drive): Sony 24/10/40 internal. I also lost >support for my USB burner along the way (don't remember which version of OS >X 10.x.x killed that! Fortunately I never used the internal burning software >except to gauge OS X's support for third party burners :) Since it doesn't >do multi-session back-ups or gives you any control over the CDs you create >it was next to useless for real back-up (other than if you wanted to dump a >whole lot of stuff to disk at once and that was pretty rare).
Ah, so that's it. 10.2 killed support for YOUR drive, so not exactly a case of Apple "has been scaling back support for non-Apple CD-RWs in every release of OS X" as you said in your previous post. The best way to check for supported CDRWs - and to find modified OS 10.x Disk Burner and iTunes plug-ins for a particular drive to make it work in 10.x - go to www.xlr8yourmac.com and look under Drive Compatibility Database. There you'll find hundreds of user reports on specific drives with specific Macs, as well as links to the modified plug-ins that make most drives work with X Disk Burner and iTunes. The original questioner, a Pismo owner, might also want to check out portable firewire CDRWs: e.g., the Lacie Pocket CDRW, which comes in different speeds (up to 24x burning, IIRC) and has had pretty good reviews. More expensive than non-portable drives though. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
