[G4] Strange CDROM experience

[John McGibney]

Some CD drives are more sensitive to dirt and scratches than others.
Usually older/slower drives are more forgiving.

John

on 11/28/02 10:40 PM, Power Macintosh G4 List at
G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com wrote:

> My question:  Why did my G4 find errors on the old CDROM when the
> iMac found none? Was it the disk or is there a problem with the CD
> drive on the G4 and if so does it need to be repaired or cleaned? I
> have never before encountered any problems trying to read or copy any
> other CDs on the G4. Incidentally, the G4 is about 2.5 years old and
> the iMac is just about one year old.
> 
> Thanks for listening.