Re: Mini's taste in music...
- From: Tom Harrington <tph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:22:54 -0600
In article <160820051548432444%seesig@xxxxxxxxxx>,
John Steinberg <seesig@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tom Harrington wrote:
>
> > Well, there _are_ some scratch marks on the CD, and of course it does
> > know how to burn CDs. Maybe it was planning to wait until I was out of
> > the room.
>
> The fuzzy logic in the CD controller probably needs adjustment. It is
> programmed to eject any CDs with music of that vintage on it.
>
> Seriously, you mention some scratches.
>
> I advise placing the CD on a workbench with the business side facing
> up. Then, use either a belt or orbital sander and work the CD until
> there are no signs of any of the aluminum substrate.
And then collect all the aluminum dust and carefully glue it back into
place, and then apply a fresh coat of laminate? I suppose that might
fix the disk, but I don't think I have the time.
> If you must, you can also try this stuff:
> http://www.pcconnection.com/ProductDetail?sku=130064&SourceID=k22350
I already managed to rip the disk from the other Mac, but I'll keep that
in mind.
> What's interesting here is that it just might be that Apple is using a
> /really/ cheap CD mechanism to keep the cost of the mini low as the D^2
> <wretch> disc works on your other Macs.
>
> In the early days of CD players (before you were born, Tom), these
> kinds of issues-- works on one player but not another -- were not
> uncommon.
Hey, I used to have records. Still have a few, though I haven't had a
record player in a while.
The idea that the optical drive's cheap crap may have something to it,
though. I've had a couple of other disks fail in the mini, but they
were always so scratched that I didn't give it a second thought. This
was the first one that, though slightly scratched, looked like it really
should play. Next time I run into a disk like this I'll check my
Powerbook and see what happens.
> Be interesting to take that same CD to an Apple dealer and see if other
> mini's gag on it as well. Would also be good to leave that CD at the
> dealer as that stuff kills brain cells faster than moonshine.
>
> > Hi, my name is Tom, and I was a teenager in the 1980s. I've been out of
> > my teens for a long time now, but I still listen to music from those
> > days once in a while.
>
> There's, of course, a twelve-step program for that. It begins with one
> month of solid Hendrix-only listening, and ends with watching the
> director's cut of Woodstock ('69) with the volume knob set to 11,
> followed by a Cheech & Chong retrospective. Repeat as needed until even
> the *thought* of a hair band has you sticking your finger down your
> throat.
With special emphasis on Sha-Na-Na's performance at Woodstock, right?
I dunno, John, sounds like the cure is worse than the poison here. That
kind of stuff upsets my digestive tract something fierce.
> > But once in a while I've got to get my fix of Duran
> > Duran.
>
> You read and see a lot of stuff on Usenet, but they may be the sickest
> thing I've ever seen.
FWIW I do spend more time than that listening to Fatboy Slim these days.
Please don't suggest any more sixties stuff or I may have to get a
restraining order against you.
--
Tom "Tom" Harrington
Macaroni, Automated System Maintenance for Mac OS X.
Version 2.0: Delocalize, Repair Permissions, lots more.
See http://www.atomicbird.com/
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