response 51 of 52:

Jun 22 05:59 UTC 1998

  So..  I've had a few days to get play around with the new CD-R and
  I have to admit it's a pretty nifty device though it is not without
  a couple of problems.  The first (and biggest thing) I ran into was
  a very bad software installation process.  The documentation 
  prominently proclaimed compatability with Win 3.1, Windows 95, and
  "Windows NT", which sounded good to me since I was running NT 4.0.
  I had deleted Windows 95 some time back (or rather decided not to
  reinstall it when I moved to a newer, larger hard drive..)  To my
  horror I only realized that the claim of "NT" compatibility meant
  NT 3.51 and not 4.0 *after* the poorly-written installer overwrote
  several vital components of my operating system in my Windows NT
  system directory (some day when you have a *lot* of time, ask me
  about my pet peeves regarding user-mode software that requires driver
  files and shared libraries installed in system directories..)
  I was eventually able to repair my NT installation enought to make
  it bootable again but the software wouldn't work with NT 4.0 and
  I didn't want to pay another $80-$100 for a 3rd-party program, the
  only reason I bought this bundle in the first place was that it was
  amazingly cheap..  Deciding that it was probably wisest to reinstall
  NT anyways after a debacle in the system directory, I grudgingly
  concluded that my best course of action was to repartition my machine
  to allow for a Windows 95 partition (I'd been considering one anyways
  for game compatibility..)

  After the nightmarish process of backing up important files to a
  spare hard disk, partitioning the machine and installing three
  operating systems (Win 95, NT, and Unix), *re-partitioning* and
  *re-installing* several times until I figured out a way to get
  all three OSes to live in harmony, and restoring all of my software
  I had a working setup and it was time to test the CD-R.  Although
  the results of the attempted install on my NT setup were disastrous
  the included mastering software ("Corel CD Creator 2", which has long
  been discontinued -- Corel sold that branch of its software business
  to Adaptec -- these bundles have clearly been sitting on a shelf
  somewhere..) installed without problem under Win95 and has so far
  made backup copies of several of my more expensive CD-ROMS and made
  a couple of audio mix CDs for my own benefit.  The drive seems to
  work quite well, were it not for the software problems I could
  recommend this bundle wholeheartedly.  Unfortunately it doesn't
  matter what I recommend, at $150 for a 2xCD-R with software and
  SCSI card, Turtle Beach sold out of these within hours after I
  ordered.  However, should you come across a similar deal, consider
  taking the plunge if you've got a lot of irreplaceable or expensive
  music or Data CDs..