----- Original Message -----
From: <AIRPLANEIT at aol.com>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Buying a linux friendly laptop....


> I have a Toshiba 40x CDROM in my CompPC tower. It does the absolute exact
> same things you describe. The patterns I've noticed are that if I keep a
CD
> in it at all times, then it's ok. But if I remove the CD, close the unit,
> then open it to put a CD back in, about half the time it won't take. If I
> open the drive, take a CD out, and immediately replace it with another CD,
> then it will happily access that CD. This happens with CDROMs, CDRs, and
> audio CDs.
>
> -Nick
>

must be good ol' fashioned toshiba engineering