How many CD/Floppy drives are required?
The central 1-Box computer can come with up to two internal floppy drives and up to 4 internal CD-ROM drives as well as USB external drives. Internal drives are shared–the central 1-Box computer allows patrons to reserve and use a drive without compromising privacy. When a station mounts a drive, only that station can access it. Patrons are encouraged to release the drive as soon as they have moved their files from the disk to the desktop (or from their desktop to their disk). Many installations use individual USB floppy drives (one attached to each keyboard) and shared CD/DVD drives. USB memory keys which users can plug into the keyboars will become a prime way for patrons to save their own data.
