[iBook] OT: burning large files to a CD

[Eric Richardson]

>On Nov 23, 2004, at 4:05 AM, 
>ibook-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:
>
>>However, the CD-R manufacturers are selling CD's that claim to be
>>able to store 800 MB and 840 MB, the latter is an increase of 20%.
>
>I hate to burst your math bubble but 840MB is not an increase of 20% 
>over 800MB! The standard CD sizes I have seen are 650 and 800MB, and 
>I have never seen 840MB CDs. If they exist, it is a 5% increase in 
>size over 800MB. If you really need to have larger capacity, you 
>want a DVD burner.
>
>    DMC

840 is exactly 140 or 20% increase over 700 mb. They do make them, 
but I haven't bought them. I have bought the 800 but it was a waste 
of money since I can't find a way for the mac to utilize them.

Oh, well.