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minus-squaredankm@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoThey’re not “write-protected”, they’re literally a write-once medium. The name “burner” isn’t a metaphore, that’s actually what they do.
minus-squarezaphod@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 years agoTbf there are absolutely rewritable CDs and DVDs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW Though compatibility with regular players was a bit of a crapshoot.
They’re not “write-protected”, they’re literally a write-once medium. The name “burner” isn’t a metaphore, that’s actually what they do.
Tbf there are absolutely rewritable CDs and DVDs:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW
Though compatibility with regular players was a bit of a crapshoot.