RE: [CTPP] data on DVD

A lot of e-mail discussing DVD-reader has come my way. Someone suggests the DVD reader costs $7,000 now,having come down from the initial price of about $15,000. This makes me wonder whether the computer I purchased last year with DVD reader (4.8X DVD ROM Drive) is different from what you guys are talking about. It is a Gateway GP7-500 with DVD Drive, CD Read/Write, Zip Drive, and 31/2 Floppy Drive). This was purchased for a little over $3,00.00. Will this DVD Drive not be able to read CTPP data on DVD? -----Original Message----- From: Elaine Murakami [mailto:Elaine.Murakami@igate.fhwa.dot.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 1:57 PM To: CTpp-news(a)chrispy.net Subject: [CTPP] data on DVD 1. Yes, I agree that everyone should be putting a computer with a DVD-reader into their computer budgets for 2002/2003. By then, the costs will be much lower than today's prices. 2. While some CTPP may be released on DVD, the greatest likelihood is that initial data release will be on CDs. The general concept is that initial data release will be on CD, but when there is complete data for the nation, it may fit on 1 or 2 DVDs and would be "re-released."