CD-ROM Software


At present the PC has more CD-ROM software than the Amiga.  This is because
the PC has a large CD-ROM userbase, whereas the CD32 has only just been
released and the number of A1200 CD-ROM drive owners, although increasing,
is small.  However, this does not mean that there is no software for the
Amiga CD-ROM.  There is, of course, all the CDTV software, and all the
CD32 games that are available.

As well as these, there are lots of Multimedia CDs for use with programs
such as Lightwave, Imagine, Desktop Publishers, Art programs and even AMOS.

The PC has loads of CD-ROM software.  The downpoint is that if you buy a PC
CD-ROM, you have to install at least some of the files from the program onto
your hard disk.  Why?  Who knows.

Another point is that, as with 99% of PC peripherals, you need a CD-ROM
driver to make it work.  And this has to be made not to conflict with the
sound card or graphics or anything else you may have added.  Furthermore,
you have to make sure that you do not use up your valuable 640k memory limit
that you have when running   MS-DOS  .

Converted on 22 Aug 1996 with RexxDoesAmigaGuide2HTML by Michael Ranner.