On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 03:42 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-06-26 at 21:42 +0000, Thufir wrote: > > > >>On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:20:14 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I don't think anyone managed to be sure he understood your question. I > >>>know I didn't. Please define "format a CDRW". > >> > >> > >>he wants to use it like a hdd. write, read, remove, etc. > >> > >> > >> > >>-Thufir > >> > > > > Well at least someone understands. Did no one ever format a floppy? > > Of course. I've formatted likely thousands of them. However, there > is a well-defined meaning to "format a DVD-RW" and "format a DVD+RW". > There is not, AFAIK, any well-defined meaning to "format a CD". > > Mike It is pretty well defined to me. I want the CD-RW to act just like the foprmatted floppy relative to manipulating files stored on it. -- ======================================================================= Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so. -- John Stuart Mill ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx