Internal Optical for DVD-RAM read/write

I want to buy an internal DVD multidrive to install in my MacPro. I have old Type 1 DVD-RAM media from my trusty Sawtooth G4 that I want to keep using and I want to continue archiving my freelance jobs, photos and video to DVD-RAM, using more current cartridge type disks.
Though I've searched quite a bit on the Internet for something I'm having trouble determining whether drives I'm finding accept the Type 1 cartridge and whether the drive will be compatible with my MacPro.
Does anyone have personal experience with installing a DVD-RAM drive on a MacPro? Any suggestions for selecting a drive or for installation?

My old Type 1 disks are double-sided and I also want to use Type 2 and 4 double-sided cartridges if I buy a DVD-RAM drive. I like having archival data on disks inside the cartridges. These are like glorified ZIP disks. For my intended use, I think they're much superior to a non-cartridge disk.
I found some Panasonic drives that are billed as capable of playing cartridge disks, the one directly below even specifying Type 1.
http://www.usb-ware.com/panasonic-lf-m821-oem.htm
http://www.cwol.com/dvd-burners/panasonic-lf-m821-oem.htm
The above sites feature almost identical product pages, along with a few other sites I landed on. That fact made me a little wary, since I don't understand the reason to have multiple sites with the same pages but a different name in the site header. I also don't find this drive on any sites other than these with the identical product pages. I wondered if it is a non-U.S. market drive. When I wrote the company they responded affirmatively about the drive working on my Mac and playing the Type 1 disks, but they didn't respond to an inquiry about it being a U.S. vs. non-U.S. drive and whether that mattered for my hardware. The Panasonic USA web site also didn't feature this drive, so that concerned me.
The Panasonic drives below show cartridge capability but don't specifically say that they're Type 1-compatible:
http://logicalplus.stores.yahoo.net/padvddlsumud1.html
http://logicalplus.stores.yahoo.net/answ5xdvdram.html
http://logicalplus.stores.yahoo.net/pasw8xdufodv.html
It seems that Panasonic is the company making drives that may be suitable for my particular needs. I'm just a little wary and am hoping someone else has had some experience with these drives on G4s/G5s and/or Intel MacPro computer.

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DVD-RAM cartridges have a lock button for physical access to read/write. Look for it.
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You can remove the DVD from the case and try using it in the unit as well. The case just functions as an extra protection for fingers and dust.
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[svn] 4069: Fix for - an inherited read-write property is reported as write-only if an overriding setter is present and getter is absent .

Revision: 4069
Author: [email protected]
Date: 2008-11-11 12:24:53 -0800 (Tue, 11 Nov 2008)
Log Message:
Fix for - an inherited read-write property is reported as write-only if an overriding setter is present and getter is absent.
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Thanks
Sylvain Jourdan
(Labview 2012 - English)

Hi,
Thanks for you quick answer, I'll suggest this idea in the LabVIEW-IdeaExchange.
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http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll306/spudnuty/?action=view&current=DVD-RAMCa ssette.jpg
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Hi Experts,
I got a code review problem & we are in a argument.
I need the best performance code out of this two codes. I have tested this both on 5 & 1000 & 3000 & 100,000 & 180,000 records.
But still, I just need a second opinion of experts.
TYPES : BEGIN OF ty_account,
        saknr   TYPE   skat-saknr,
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DATA : g_it_skat    TYPE TABLE OF skat,       g_wa_skat    LIKE LINE OF g_it_skat.
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Code 2.
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Hi Dilip.
from you both the code I have found that you are selecting 2 diffrent fields.
In Code 1.
you are selecting SAKNR and then for these SAKNR you are selecting TXT50 from the same table.
and in Code 2 you are selecting all the fields from SAKT table for all the values of SAKNR.
I don't know whats your requirement.
Better you declare a select option on screen and then fetch required fields from SAKT table for the values entered on screen for SAKNR.
you only need TXT50 and SAKNR fields.
so declare two types one for SAKNR and another for TXT50.
Points to be remember.
1. while using for all entries always check the for all entries table should not be blank.
2. you will have to fetch all the key fields in table while applying for all entries,
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3. while reading the table sort the table by the field on which you are going to read it.
try this:
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saknr TYPE skat-saknr,
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end of t_txt50.
DATA: i_account type table of t_account,
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and compare those fields with there constants which should be greater than initial values.
they should be in proper sequence.
now for writing.
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clear w_txt50.
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Thanks
Lalit

Blob for binary file, read/write problems

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4755862
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Message was edited by: raymondvetter

Thank you and SG for your responses.
Several of my TV's DVD Recorder features are not available with the use of a regular DVD disc and require a DVD RAM disc (chapters, etc.) So I decided to do some experimenting and cross checking of the DVD Recorder and my computer DVD-RAM supported DVD burner/Premiere Elements with regard to disc types for DVD-VIDEO. That is what got us to my question.
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