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- in the form because I am French and the English language if no my first
- one) or for other information that can be interesting.
-
- Loic
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-
- New since last version :
- - CD-ROM ROM
- - MetaDos v2.4
- - Atari archive Mega-CD
- - ExtenDOS v1.21 and ExtenDOS Pro
- - Egon CD-Utilities
-
-
-
- ATARI CD-ROM FAQ
- ----------------
- 01/10/1994
-
- 1 - What driver should I use with my Atari system ?
-
- There are several drivers available :
-
- MetaDos :
- Free software from Atari Corp.
- Available from atari.archive.umich or ftp.muenster.de (metads24.zip)
-
- The filesystem drivers support ISO9660 and High Sierra CDs, but not
- multisession CDs.
- The device driver only works for the Atari CDAR504 connected to the
- ACSI bus or with generic SCSI CD-ROMs connected to the TT SCSI port.
- (Answer from Julian Reschke)
-
-
- CDROM.XFS :
- Free software (Copyright 1992,1993,1994 Eric R. Smith, Michael Bernards
- u. Gunther Leis)
- Available from atari.archive.umich and other ftp sites.
-
- This driver is a Mint extended filesystem and works on TTs and Falcons.
- CDROM.XFS version <0.7 does not work with Mint/Multitos > 1.04.
- The current version (0.7) is said to work on Mint/Multitos > 1.04.
- It seems to be true on TTs but it does not work with any Mint version
- on my Falcon.
-
-
- CD-Tools :
- Commercial solution from Hard & Soft, Obere Muensterstrasse 33-35,
- D-44575 Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, Phone: ++49 2305 18014, Fax: ++49 2305
- 32463
-
- Includes MetaDOS with GEM-based installation program, audio player with
- PCM audio data import (only some drives) and custom devices and
- filesystem drivers (support for Atari CDAR504 and generic CD-ROMs
- connected to ACSI through host adapter, TT-SCSI, Falcon-SCSI,
- multisession support (only some drives)).
- (Answer from Julian Reschke)
-
- With CD-Tools, you also have a GDPS module and the program Scan-It that
- can handle Photo-CD Pictures.
- CD-Tools is in German and costs 99 DM.
-
-
- ExtenDOS v1.21:
- Commercial solution from Anodyne Software, 6 Cobbler Court, Ottawa,
- Ontario K1V 0B8, Canada.
- Available in UK : System Solutions.
-
- Support ST, STe, Mega, TT, and Falcon. Read ISO9660 and High_Sierra
- CD-ROMs. It now runs just fine under MultiTOS with no restrictions;
- memory protect is OK, and you can run programs directly from CD. It
- also runs fine with Mag!X 2.01, with the restriction that the
- EXTENDOS.CNF file must be in the root directory.
- Support for Multisession Photo-CDs (with Multisession drives).
- Configurable cache.
-
- Extendos v1.21 costs $29.95(North America).
- (Information updated by Roger Burrows / Anodyne Software)
-
-
- ExtenDOS Pro:
- Commercial solution from Anodyne Software, 6 Cobbler Court, Ottawa,
- Ontario K1V 0B8, Canada.
- Available in UK : System Solutions.
-
- Like ExtenDOS 1.21 with audio support.
-
- Extendos Pro costs $39.95(North America).
-
-
- F030_CD :
- Fairware from Peter Hilbring, Dietrich Ottmar Stra₧e 16, 59597
- Erwitte, Germany
- Available on ftp.tu-clausthal.de
- (/pub/atari/falcon/systools/f030_cd.zip)
-
- This package includes a BOS driver for MetaDOS, MetaDOS 2.3, a
- low level SCSI driver (TT & FALCON) and a program named
- cd_explorer as exemple of the access of the low level driver.
- (Info from Vincent Lefevre)
-
- I've just tried these drivers on my falcon with an Apple
- CD-300 cdrom and it works without problem.
-
-
- ICD Pro :
- Old versions came with a MetaDOS driver named ICDCDROM.BOS.
- The new ones comes with a mint extended filesystem.
-
-
- Egon CD-Utilities :
- Commercial solution from EDV-Service Bontenackels (Germany);
- Fax : 02405-74369
- Available from several german shops (Ex.: Softhansa Gmbh, Untersbergstr. 22,
- 81539 Munchen, Tel : 089/6972206, Fax : 6924830)
-
- Multisession MetaDos driver with audio-CD player.
- Works with ST(E)/TT/Falcon.
- ISO9660 and High Sierra.
- Program and CPX for Audio Play.
- Audio track to Hard Drive copy in AVR or DVS format.
- Support of the Pure C Metados Library.
-
- Egon CD-Utilities costs 79 DM.
-
- If you have some experience with this new driver, mail me.
-
-
- CD-ROM ROM:
- FromCompo (Tel.: Germany : 030-623 82 92; Holland : 04454-6 38 88;
- Switzerland : 01-784 89 47; France : 1-47 35 89 66; UK : 0487-35 82;
- USA : 415-35 50 862)
-
- It's a Driver plus an interface witch can go in the cartridge port of
- every Atari computer and can handle IDE CD-ROM drives.
-
- In Germany, CD-ROM ROM costs 150 DM.
-
-
- 2 - What discs are available ?
-
- There are five Atari specific CD-ROMs :
-
- GEMini CD-ROM :
- From Walnut Creek CDROM, Suite 260, 1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Walnut
- Creek, CA 94596, USA, Phone: +1 510 674-0783, Fax: +1 510 674-0821,
- Email: info@cdrom.com, Ftp: ftp.cdrom.com
- Available in Germany from Ingenieurburo Praefcke, Holtzvogtkamp 55,
- 24220 Flintbeck, Phone: (04347) 7531.
-
- You can find the index of the GEMini CD-ROM on atari.archive.umich.edu.
-
-
- Bernd Lohrum CD-ROM :
- From Bernd Lohrum, Schlossbergstrasse 36, D-66440 Blieskastel, Germany,
- Phone: (0171) 4210222
-
- There are two CDs from Bernd Lohrum :
- Drachenstarke software : 300 Mb
- Tigerstarke software : 500 Mb
-
- Each CD-ROM costs 69 DM (59 DM for MAUS net users).
-
-
- Wohlfahrtstatter CD-ROM :
- From Wohlfahrtstatter, Irenenstr. 76c, D-40468 Dusseldorf, Germany,
- Phone: (0211)429876.
- This CD-ROM costs 89 DM.
-
-
- Power CD Volume 1 :
- From Compo.
- This CD-ROM costs 79 DM.
-
-
- Atari archive Mega-CD :
- From Systems Solutions, Brandt Fernandes (Europe) Ltd, The Desktop Centre,
- 17-19 Blackwater St., London SE22 8RS., England;
- Tel.: +44 181 693 3355; Fax : +44 181 693 6936;
- Email : rperry@cix.compulink.co.uk or gdrayson@cix.compulink.co.uk
-
- This CD is composed of the vast majority of the Atari archive at umich.edu.
- The only things missing are the 8bit section and the GNU minix tools (whose
- filenames are difficult to convert to 8.3 format). The disk contains some
- 480Mb of compressed programs, and a further ~115Mb of .mod files which
- (hopefully) can be played direct from the CD.
-
- The CD cost 25 pounds. Systems Solutions can take credit cards etc. which
- ought to make things easier for you lot, and they're used to
- importing/exporting, so they're more likely to get it right.
-
- (Text taken from the announce on a.a.u.e)
-
-
- You can also use all the ISO-9660 CDs that exists for the PCs. You won't
- run the PC programs but you will access all the text, pictures, and sound
- files on it.
- The discs already tried are :
-
- Corel Artshow 91 :
- ~ 1000 scans of paintings (like Manet, Van Gogh, ...) in 16 and 256
- colors PCX files;
- All the images from the 91 Corel draw contest in CDR and DIB format;
- some midi files.
- The PCX and DIB files can be read with Dieter Fiebelkorn's Gem-View
- 3.xx .
-
- Source Code CD-ROM (Walnut Creek):
- 660 Mb of program source for MSDOS, windows and Unix.
- The March 94 version does not contains the COMP.SYS.ATARI.SOURCES any more.
-
- Clipart Warehouse
-
- Compton's New Media M.O.S.T. CD-Roms :
- Doctor's Book of Home Remedies
- KGB-CIA World Fact Book
- The Pill Book
- The King James Bible
- U.S. Presidents
-
- You can view all these M.O.S.T. CDs with Brian Grier Perkp's
- program. (MOST.ZIP, the demo version is on ftp at
- Atari.archive.umich.edu).
-
- 3 - Can I use Photo-CD on my Atari ?
-
- Of course You can !
- To have full use of the photo-cds, you'll need a multi-sessions drive and
- driver and also a program that can handle PCD files.
-
- CD-TOOLS :
- The driver from Hard & Soft can read multi-sessions discs and have all
- the needed stuff to handle the Photo-CDs.
-
- ColorDisc PCD :
- Commercial software from Color Concept, Im Alten Breidt 4, D-53797
- Lohmar Breidt, Germany, Phone: (02246) 7132
-
- This program allows you to manipulate the photos on your Photo-CDs, and
- save them on hard-disc. It handles Portfolio CDs.
- If my understanding is good, it works with metados and a special BOS
- file (both included).
- It also includes a CD-Audio player.
-
- A demo version is available at ftp.tu-clausthal.de.
- ColorDisc PCD works on TTs and Falcons and costs 99 DM.
-
- Studio Photo :
- Commercial software from Eurosoft.
- This french program can manipulate Photo-CDs.
-
- Gemview v3.xx :
- Shareware from Dieter Fiebelkorn, Grüner Weg 29a, W4370 Marl-Brassert,
- Germany, Email : fiebelko@bonny.informatik.uni-dortmund.de
-
- Gemview is also capable of handling PhotoCD's. Only in two resolutions
- (Base and Base/4 I think)
-
- 4 - Can I play Audio-CDs on my Atari ?
-
- Of course You can !
-
- The following programs are available :
-
- CD-TOOLS :
- The driver from Hard & Soft includes a player for CD-Audio discs. The
- drive must understand SCSI2 instructions(Or CDAR504 or the Apple
- CD150).
- .
-
- ColorDisc PCD :
- It also includes an audio Player.
-
- Audio CD Master 3.0 :
- Commercial software from It's All Relative Software, 2233 Keeven Lane,
- Florissant, MO 63031, USA.
-
- This program can play CD-Audio discs on SCSI2 and Nec drives. On
- falcon and with some drives, it allows you to control and pipe your CD
- audio sound into the Falcon for DSP effects using software like the
- Audio Fun Machine that comes with your Falcon 030.
-
- Audio CD Master 3.0 costs $29.99 US, postpaid, worldwide.
-
- Audio CD player 2.0 :
- Older shareware version of Audio CD Master 3.0 from Nima Montaser, P.O.
- Box 52127, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 5S0, Canada
-
- Does not work on my falcon.
-
-
- Egon CD-Utilities :
- This driver contains a program and a CPX for CD-Audio Play and allow the
- copy of the audio tracks to the hard drive.
-
-
- 55 - How do I program the CD-ROM drive ?
-
- Some bindings exists to access the cd-rom drive. They can be found on
- ftp.muenster.de (under \pub\atari\Programming\CDBIND01.ZIP).
- They can be only used with some drivers (CD-TOOLS can be used, CDROM.XFS
- not).
-
-
- 5 - Appendix A
-
- These are some users configurations :
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- TT, MultiTOS 1.04, CDROM.XFS
- TT, MultiTOS 1.08/9, CDROM.XFS v.0.7
- TT, MetaDOS
-
- These do not work:
-
- TT, MultiTOS 1.08/9, CDROM.XFS < 0.7
- TT, MultiTOS, MetaDOS
-
- Drive : NEC Multispin, external (84-1).
-
- Discs : GEMini Atari CD ROM from Walnut Creek
- Clipart Warehouse
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- MSTE -> ICD MicroSCSI -> ICD AdSCSI+ -> NEC CDR-37
- but the first host adapter in the chain has nothing to do with driving the
- CD-ROM, its for a hard disk. The AdSCSI+ also has a hard disk running from
- it as well as the CD-ROM
-
- Drive : NEC CDR-37
-
- Software :
-
- ICDCDZ2.XFS as supplied on the ICD Pro utilities disk. This only seems to
- work under MiNT <= 1.04. None of the other freely available CD-ROM drivers
- (MetaDOS etc.) seem to work. I haven't tried Extendos or CD-Tools.
-
- For audio playing, I'm using Nima Montasser's 'Audio CD Master 3v0'. This
- is the commercial release of the AUD_CD20.ACC audio CD player. Both work
- fairly well for me, but I haven't got all the features to work yet.
-
- In order to CD Player configuration to work (the default NEC CDR-37 one
- didn't work! with AUD_CD20.ACC ) I contacted NEC(UK). They very kindly
- sent me a copy of their 'SCSI 1 Spec' free of charge. This is a 90 page
- photocopied document which lists all the SCSI 1 commands for a CD-ROM and
- what they do. I'm sure its pretty out of date now, especially as NEC must
- be onto SCSI 2 by now.
- I used the SCSI.PRG from the ICD Pro disk to send SCSI commands to the
- CD-ROM to get the combination right.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- Atari Falcon030, 4MB RAM, 127MB Internal IDE drive, 270MB external
- SCSI drive, Viper 105S Tape Streamer.
-
- Drive : NEC 2xi
-
- Non-working drivers: MetaDOS 2.3 (no BOS drivers for Falcon).
- ICD Pro Utilities (didn't see the drive at all).
- Atari CDROM driver, v0.6 (gave read errors).
-
- Working drivers : ExtenDOS v1.11 (commercial, available in the UK from
- Systems Solutions, price about 30 pounds).
-
- Discs : Gemini Atari CD-ROM.
- Cover disk from a PC CD-ROM magazine. The files read OK, but obviously
- the PC-specific executables do not run. I got loads of TIF pictures etc
- off of this disk.
- The NEC 2xi is about the same price as an Apple CD300 (160 pounds + VAT).
- But people seem to have had less hassle getting the Apple drive running.
- I chose the NEC because is an internal drive, so slotted into my
- mini-tower comfortably.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- TT030 4 Mb ST Ram, 4 Mb TT Ram, 210 Mb HD
- Mint (1.04) + MultiTOS
-
- Drive: NEC 210 (also known as NEC55j?)
- (double speed SCSI internal drive)
-
- Driver: CD-Tools 1.08 from Hard&Soft Computerzubehor GmbH
-
- DOS discs tried: - The Best of Demo (Comptec Multimedia)
- contains lots of GIF/BMP/MOD/TXT files
- - Monster Media issue 2 1993 (by Monster Media?)
- contains also lot's of GIF/BMP/MOD/TXT files
- - TOP 101 shareware programs (came along with the drive)
- hardly usable, only DOS stuff.
- - Music Box 1994 (Powersource inc)
- tons of MOD and VOC (about same as WAV) sound files.
- Atari discs tried:
- - DTP Grafiken (by Werbedesign Schutz)
- contains tons of clipart files in IMG and (DOS) PCX
- format, disc was made for Atari and DOS
-
- Other drivers I've tried are several earlier releases of Metados from
- Atari, a modified Metados for the Falcon and some XFS drivers for
- Mint/MultiTOS (ICD and Atari).
-
- Most of them work OK but for some discs (for example the DTP Grafiken disc)
- the older drivers cannot cope with the large amount of files in a
- subdirectory (with DTP Grafiken there are folders with over 700 files!)
- Clicking on the folder icon just doesn't open the folder...
- The driver from Hard&Soft seems to work for all of my current CD-ROM discs.
-
- The XFS driver for Mint/MultiTOS is slow... The Metados drivers seem to
- buffer much more data, problem with Metados is that it's supposed NOT to
- work with Mint/MultiTOS. However, I haven't got any problems yet.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- TT030, MetaDos, Apple CD300
- But it seems that the TT does not recognize a media change, and I get
- some "not-responding" messages. After clicking <CANCEL> the loading is
- performed perfectly.
-
- >I chose the NEC because is an internal drive, so slotted into my
- >mini-tower comfortably.
-
- It is very easy to remove the Apple CD300 from it's casing. It just holds
- an Sony CDROM player which can then be mounted in a tower without any problems.
- (I've done so) The casing can then be used to hold a old HardDisk which was left
- over from a upgrade to be able to transfer data between friends (Works perfectly!)
-
- PS. I bought my Apple CD300 here in the NL for about Fl.470,- which is ca. $250
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- TT, MagiX 2.00, MetaDOS 2.30
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- Thanks to all the users that mailed me their experience.
-
-