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- From: dreed@palantir.soc.staffs.ac.uk (Duncan Reed)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: How to connect a PC CDROM to A1200?
- Date: 15 Feb 1996 09:20:02 GMT
- Organization: Staffordshire University
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- Chris Appleton (chris@fuchal.demon.co.uk) wrote:
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- : Hey, Kari-Pekka Koljonen, you mumbled somthing about How to connect a PC CDROM
- : to A1200? on 30-Jan-96 14:26:50?
- : KK> I'm looking for a cheap way to read CDs on my A1200. Supposedly a PC
- : KK> CDROM drive will do, but how do I attach it to the computer? And what
- : KK> software do I need?
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- : For IDE you need a drive, some software called ATAPI which allows you to use
- : an IDE drive on the Amiga, and a special cable. There is a demo of Atapi on
- : Aminet. The drive must (*must*) be Atapi-compliant, there is a list of ones
- : that work with Atapi. Also it helps if you have a external case for the drive
- : :). you'll also need mountlists etc for this.
-
- Blittersoft advertise an atapi driver and 4 way cable for the 1200 for around
- 70 ukp on their web site http://www2.wildnet.co.uk/Bsoft/
-
- Duncan
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