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Ricoh Masters The Media.


Ricoh Corporation's Disc Media and Systems Center (DMS-C) division shipped its new four-in-one, CD-R/RW RW - Rewind
RW - Race Walking
RW - Radar Warning
RW - Radiation Work
RW - Radio Warfare
RW - Radio Watch (for ACG forms)
RW - Radiological Warfare
RW - Radiological Warhead
RW - Raging Waters (California water park)
RW - Rain Shower (weather reports)
RW - Random Walk
RW - Rare Ware (game company)
RW - Raw Water
RW - Reaction Wheel
RW - Read-Write
RW - Real World
RW - Reconnaissance Wing
RW - Recurrent Wheezing
RW - Red Wine
/DVD-ROM DVD-ROM ROM - Read-Only Memory
ROM - Raad van Overleg in de Metalektro (Dutch)
ROM - Range Of Motion
ROM - Read Only Message
ROM - Reasonable Order of Magnitude
ROM - Rebels of Mankind (BattleField 2 clan)
ROM - Received Output Message
ROM - Reception and Onward Movement
ROM - Record of Merit
ROM - Refuel On the Move
ROM - Regional Office Manager
ROM - Regional Oxidant Model
ROM - Register of Merit (title in animal shows)
 - Digital Versatile Disk - Read Only Memory
DVD-ROM - Digital Video Disk - Read Only Memory (less common)
 combo drive. Called the MediaMaster MP9060A, the CD-R/RW/DVD-ROM combination enables users to read DVD-ROM and CD-ROM, write to CD-R, and rewrite to CD-RW media. Ricoh's combo drive has a 6X CD-Recording speed, 4X CD-Rewriting, 24X CD-ROM reading, and a 4X DVD-ROM reading speed.

The drive package includes Adaptec's Easy CD Creator, a CD-R/RW premastering software; DirectCD, CD-R/RW packet writing One of three CD recording methods. The other two are track-at-once and disc-at-once, but packet writing allows smaller blocks of data to be written. Fixed-length packets are commonly used with CD-RWs to make them perform similar to a hard disk and allow small files to be deleted. Variable-length packets are used to save space and are more suitable for recording CD-Rs. See UDF and packet writing software. software; and SOFTWARE CINEMASTER, DVD playback software. MSRP pricing for the company's retail bundle is $399.

"Multi-functionality, convenience, and price make the [new product] attractive to home computer users and businesses that require DVD-ROM capability," according to Takayuki Kuroshima, marketing/business development manager at Ricoh Corporation's DMS-C.

The division's plans for future product sets are to increase drive speeds and add rewritable Refers to storage media that can be written, erased and rewritten many times. Magnetic disks and tapes and magneto-optic disks are examples. See write once. DVD capabilities with an emphasis on the compatibility with DVD-ROM technology. It is a manufacturer that delivers CD-rewritable CD-Rewritable - Compact Disc Rewritable drives and media. Ricoh holds worldwide patents, including one for CD-RW media. The company uses its position as a media and drive manufacturer to promote adoption of standards within industry organizations.

Headquartered in Tustin, CA, it is an OEM and supplier of CD-R/RW drives, optical storage products, recordable media, and related software products. DMS-C is one of the consortium members that developed the CD-RW industry specifications and a manufacturer of CD-rewritable disc drives.
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Title Annotation:MediaMaster MP9060A CD-recordable drive
Publication:Computer Technology Review
Article Type:Product Announcement
Date:Jan 1, 2000
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